RepublicDos Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 Goodmorning everyone, I recently bought an Utricularia reniformis, hasn't arrived yet and i don't know what's the best substrate for this U. Wikipedia says it's epiphyte and terrestrial, and here i'm confused.. is more correctly use a live sphagnum moss or peat moss and perlite 1:1, bark, both :\ Thank you, Alessandro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billynomates666 Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 I have mine in a 12" shallow pot full of live Sphagnum standing in a tray of water 2" deep in summer, just damp in winter and it grows well every year. I have not tried any other medium for this plant. Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RepublicDos Posted December 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 17 minutes ago, billynomates666 said: I have mine in a 12" shallow pot full of live Sphagnum standing in a tray of water 2" deep in summer, just damp in winter and it grows well every year. I have not tried any other medium for this plant. Cheers Steve Thank you so much for your reply So, next challenge is find live sphagnum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-Rah Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 Mine's in an irregular, rough, dirty mix of bark chips of no specific size, a bit of fibrous peat, dead/dried sphagnum (for hanging baskets) and perlite. Some grow it in just peat and perlite I understand. As long as it's a nice open mix, with coarse material in it, the plant should be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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