Utricularia unifolia

A highland bladderwort from the cloud forests of Central America and the Andes that grows in moss on trees, rocks and banks. It usually has just one leaf, as the name says, with tiny traps hidden in the moss. It needs cool, very humid, bright-shaded conditions and a constantly moist, airy moss medium.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

A cloud-forest plant growing in moss on trees, rocks or banks, either as an epiphyte or terrestrially. Its traps sit among the wet moss.

Wikipedia gives 2000–3000 m. Of GBIF records with an elevation, half are above about 2500 m, ranging from about 250 m to 3390 m.

Costa RicaNicaraguaPanamaColombiaVenezuelaEcuadorPeruBolivia

🔒 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.