Utricularia rhododactylos

A tiny annual bladderwort from the sandstone country of Kakadu and western Arnhem Land, with pale mauve to pink flowers whose lower lip is split into five finger-like lobes. It grows in shallow water-filled depressions and wet sand sheets on open sandstone pavement during the monsoon, then dies back as the pavement dries.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Herbarium labels describe shallow depressions holding water on sandstone pavement, wet sand sheets between outcrops and skeletal sand on gently sloping sandstone, usually with the grass Micraira and sometimes Triodia or Petraeomyrtus shrubland. Plants are minute, about 5 cm tall.

Records are from low sandstone plateaus and escarpments at roughly 150-310 m.

Northern Territory

🔒 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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