Depth of pots used for your Utricularias

[pedersonplants]

Hi:

I'm dreaming of summer but am thinking about the depth of the pots I use for my utricularias. Since they mostly creep across the moss and are in a terrarium, would azaelea pots be better (height is less than width)?

It looks like they only access the top of the pot.

Am I missing something?

 

[jm82792]

I have 2 inch deep trays and some 1.5 inch trays they jsut crawl along the medium I think terrestrials that are easy are fine in short pots.

 

[jimscott]

Utrics like to spread, horizontally and vertically... so "deep and wide"...

 

[jrod]

I'm using 4"x4"x5"deep square plastic pots. I've been starting clumps at the top of the pots, but eventually they all come out the bottom holes.

 

[pedersonplants]

Hmmm. What are you feeding them? Mine are still in 3" pots but flowered their heads off this year. I have 5 or 6 of them and hope to get seeds for more from the ICPS seedbank.

 

[jimscott]

Feeding them? Some people collect Daphnia, but I think there are adequate critters in stream water.

 

[rattler]

depends on species........mainly for small terrestrial species.....i use pots 4 inches wide by 2 tall.....for larger terrestrial species standard 4 inch pots......for the "macro utrics" the Orchidioides and Iperua sections i tend to use tall pots cause #1 the plants tend to be larger and #2 i like using trays for watering and with tall pots with orchid bark in the bottom its easier to keep the LFS damp but not soaked when i keep water in the tray most of the time........

 

[Jefforever]

I use 2" wide x 2" deep pots for subulata, 6" deep by 5"wide for my Longifolia (it's flowering), 3" deep for Asplundii, and 5" deep for Alpina.

I don't think it matters as much as light and temperatures do...

 

[jimscott]

I use 2" wide x 2" deep pots for subulata

Most people use a garbage can or fireplace for them!

 

[Jefforever]

Yeah, mine need to be contained. I'm not about to waste soil/space on them.