Utricularia sandersonii (blue form)

[guqin]

The only Utricularia that ever flowered for me.

 

[Michael]

Wow--Beautiful Photo's!

 

[jimscott]

Great job!

The only Utricularia that ever flowered for me.

You realize of course that this species / blue form is a bit of a challenge to most of us and there's a whole mess of utrics that will flower much more easily. Must be a Singapore thing! Just like D. capensis is a weed, here, and a challenge where you are.

 

[guqin]

Well, I do not know why this plug is doing well for me. Our fellow forumers in Singapore are still trying to get this to flower! Must be the air-conditioning that I give this fellow!

 

[Cindy]

Guqin, do you top up the water only occasionally? Because the light, temperature amd humidity remain quite constant i.e. no change in season for you right?

 

[guqin]

I flood it with water to cover all the lolons. Then I let the water level go down. I only top up when the lolons are exposed. The clump is so thick with lolons and bladders, that there is hardly any medium left in the container!

 

[Cindy]

Perhaps the compacting is another reason why they are flowering non-stop. I read somewhere that the lolons need to "feel" the wall of the container before the Utric flowers. Anyway, I am now going to let the clump dry out a bit before flooding.

 

[guqin]

That should be ok. Good luck.