Utricularia orbiculata

Utricularia orbiculata Wall. ex A.DC. is a synonym of Utricularia striatula, a tiny bladderwort with round leaves and white to lilac flowers. It grows on wet rocks and mossy tree trunks from tropical Africa to New Guinea. The records here are from Taiwan and southern China, where it grows on seeping rock faces in humid, mild forest.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows as a lithophyte or epiphyte on wet rocks and tree trunks, usually in mats of moss where water seeps. It prefers shaded to partly sunny, permanently damp sites.

Recorded from near sea level to 3,300 m across its range. The Taiwan records here are at 300–1,800 m.

TaiwanSouthern ChinaTropical Asia to New GuineaTropical Africa

🔒 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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