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Carnivorous Well documented

Utricularia triflora

An annual terrestrial bladderwort endemic to an area south-east of Darwin in the Northern Territory. It grows in the hot monsoon wet season on saturated ground and dies as it dries out.

Utricularia triflora
Photo: D.T. Liddle, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Annual of wet sandy or peaty ground and seepages in open, monsoonal country.

Records carry no elevations; Top End lowlands.

Australia

🔒 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.