Rob-Rah Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 Can anyone tell me if this plant needs conditions different from other terrestrial utrics? Mine seems to have died back above ground Is it seasonal? Perhaps waiting will reward me with some new growth? It's in 1:2 sand:peat; bright location; 8C-26C; sitting in 1" rainwater. Any ideas? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 Hi Rob, Although U.hispida normally grows in high-grass perennially wet bogs, it does seem to go through a natural yearly cycle, where it slows down. I'm not sure if it loses its leaves though. It can be found in flower year round, but these are more common in spring and summer, when they are in full growth. Take Care, Fernando Rivadavia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-Rah Posted April 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Well, having checked its behaviour underground, I have concluded it's dead (i.e. there is no underground growth: it seems to have rotted away). Oh well, my first utric death of recent years: I was told it transplants badly when I got it. I don't seem to have been doing anything spectacularly wrong, so I'll try again with a more open compost when I get the chance: any offers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rubra Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 This is the thickest growth I have seen on my hispidula: Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rubra Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 That is Genlisea hispidula in your photo. The topic is on Utricularia hispida. I can't beleive I just made such an obvious mistake! Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tim. Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 When I first got U. hispida about 5 years ago, I was told to grow it in a larger-sized pot and slpe the soil at a 45 degree angle so that it was partly submerged and partly above the water line. Over the years i have become more lackadaisical (yes that's how you spell it, I checked) and the soil has leveled out a bit and the water doesn't get topped up as often as it should. It is still growing and looks every bit a pathetic and scraggley as it always has. I keep it wet year round with water at or near the soil level, usually. It doesn't have very many leaves, but has miles of stolons running in circles around the pot. It seems to grow on some kind of seasonal cycle, although I've never paid enough attention to figure out what the cycle may be. It flowered last year, so I must be doing something right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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