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Utricularia striata

Utricularia striata, the striped bladderwort, is an affixed or suspended aquatic bladderwort of the eastern US coastal plain, from New England to Florida and west to Mississippi. It grows in shallow, acidic, still water in ponds, ditches and bog margins, and flowers yellow in summer. Some treatments merge it with U. fibrosa or U. gibba.

Utricularia striata
Photo: Sandra Keller, iNaturalist observer, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restAquatic

Where it grows wild

Shallow standing water, floating bog mats, flatwoods seeps, ditches and pond margins, usually acidic and low in nutrients.

Coastal plain lowlands, from near sea level to about 270 m.

Eastern United States

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.