Utricularia vitellina

A small, probably perennial terrestrial bladderwort known only from two peaks in Peninsular Malaysia, Gunung Tahan and Gunung Kerbau, where it grows on peaty stream banks among mosses at 1,500–2,100 m. It needs the cool, constantly wet and very humid conditions of tropical highland moss beds. It is rarely documented and very rarely cultivated.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Terrestrial in peat on stream banks, among bryophytes. On these summits the vegetation is low montane heath and mossy forest, so light is fairly bright but often diffused by cloud.

1,500–2,100 m according to the literature. One GBIF record gives 5 m, which is almost certainly an error.

Malaya

🔒 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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