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Carnivorous Partly documented

Utricularia punctata

A medium-sized, rootless, free-floating aquatic bladderwort of lowland Southeast Asia, from southern China and Myanmar through Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. It drifts in still, soft, often peaty or blackwater pools, lakes and sluggish streams. Grow it in warm, soft, slightly acidic still water with plenty of light and a supply of tiny prey.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodAquatic

Where it grows wild

A suspended aquatic that floats just below the surface in lakes, pools, swamps and slow streams in the tropical lowlands. A Malaysian specimen was found floating in Tasek Bera, a peat-swamp lake, and other records come from streams, river margins and coastal wetlands in Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam. Such water is usually soft, acidic and tea-coloured, and open to the sky or edged with reeds and swamp forest.

All georeferenced records are lowland, from near sea level to roughly 100 m.

China (Fujian)MyanmarThailandCambodiaVietnamPeninsular MalaysiaSingaporeSumatraBorneo

🔒 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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