If there is any interest, I thought it would be nice to start a thread for discussing aquatic Utricularia, where we can share our setups, pictures of our plants, etc. I will freely admit that this idea came from RL7836's Orchidioides thread, but there shouldn't be much overlap with that thread, so I hope it is fine. Of course, if you are growing a normally terrestrial species aquatically, it would be great if you posted about that here.
It seems to me that this group of CPs is somewhat underappreciated, even though the usual argument against Utricularia that you can't see their traps is not true for aquatics. Granted, their flowers can't really compare to those of the terrestrials, but at least for the suspended aquatics, you are able to see the plants in their entirety. I mean, for how many carnivorous plants are you able to do that? Also, there doesn't seem to be much information on the web about growing affixed aquatics such Utricularia minor or intermedia, so it would be nice if people growing those could contribute here.
I'll start the thread by adding a few links.
Plants in Situ:
Utricularia poconensis in Brazil
Utricularia warmingii in Brazil
Utricularia reflexa in Zambia
Utricularia volubilis in Australia
Utricularia dichotoma in Australia
Utricularia benjaminiana in French Guyana
Utricularia myriocista in French Guyana
Utricularia viscosa in French Guyana
Utricularia cymbantha in Swaziland
Utricularia gibba and punctata in Thailand
Cultivation:
Flytrapcare thread with growing info
Chris Fieger on cultivation
Barry Rice's FAQ on suspended and affixed species
RSS's Utricularia graminifolia setup
NatchGreyes on growing aquatic Utricularia and Aldrovanda
It seems to me that this group of CPs is somewhat underappreciated, even though the usual argument against Utricularia that you can't see their traps is not true for aquatics. Granted, their flowers can't really compare to those of the terrestrials, but at least for the suspended aquatics, you are able to see the plants in their entirety. I mean, for how many carnivorous plants are you able to do that? Also, there doesn't seem to be much information on the web about growing affixed aquatics such Utricularia minor or intermedia, so it would be nice if people growing those could contribute here.
I'll start the thread by adding a few links.
Plants in Situ:
Utricularia poconensis in Brazil
Utricularia warmingii in Brazil
Utricularia reflexa in Zambia
Utricularia volubilis in Australia
Utricularia dichotoma in Australia
Utricularia benjaminiana in French Guyana
Utricularia myriocista in French Guyana
Utricularia viscosa in French Guyana
Utricularia cymbantha in Swaziland
Utricularia gibba and punctata in Thailand
Cultivation:
Flytrapcare thread with growing info
Chris Fieger on cultivation
Barry Rice's FAQ on suspended and affixed species
RSS's Utricularia graminifolia setup
NatchGreyes on growing aquatic Utricularia and Aldrovanda
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