Utricularia parthenopipes

A small annual terrestrial bladderwort endemic to Bahia, Brazil, mostly from the Chapada Diamantina. It grows in sun on damp sand over sandstone in campos rupestres at 500-1,500 m, with cream-white flowers marked purple and yellow. As an annual, it is kept by sowing fresh seed every year on constantly wet sand in strong light.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Damp, sandy soils over sandstone and rock outcrops in campo rupestre, often near seepages and waterfalls. Field notes call it heliophilous (sun-loving) in wet places, with wine-red stems and plants about 7 cm tall.

500-1,500 m in the Chapada Diamantina and around Morro do Chapéu.

Brazil (Bahia)

🔒 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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.