Utricularia longiciliata

A small terrestrial bladderwort of wet white-sand savannas across northern South America, from Colombia and Venezuela through the Guianas to Brazil. It forms rosettes of green leaves and has yellow flowers. Grow it warm, bright and permanently wet on sandy peat.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Labels describe rocky wooded savanna on Guiana Shield outcrops with white sands, seasonally flooded white-sand savanna, campina on white sand, and Gran Sabana savanna.

64–1500 m in our records (median 400 m); a Colombian catalogue gives 120–450 m.

ColombiaVenezuelaGuyanaSurinameBrazil

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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