Utricularia smithiana

A terrestrial or shallow-water bladderwort from the Western Ghats of southern India, growing in swamps and shallow pools at medium to high altitudes. It belongs to section Oligocista, the group that includes the familiar U. uliginosa and U. caerulea relatives, and in cultivation it is grown like other tropical terrestrial bladderworts: constantly wet peat-sand in bright 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

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Swamps, seepages and shallow water pools, where it grows either as a terrestrial on saturated ground or anchored in shallow water. These are open wetlands, so it is in full or nearly full sun.

Described as occurring at medium and high altitudes in the Western Ghats; no measured elevation range was available.

India

🔒 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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