SKU:UTRI4372G
Utricularia livida (Bladderwort)
Utricularia livida (Bladderwort)
Utricularia livida, commonly known as the leaden bladderwort, is a small terrestrial carnivorous plant that forms a low carpet of green foliage. Delicate lavender and white flowers rise above the mat, while tiny bladder traps beneath the surface capture microscopic organisms in the wet growing medium.
Growing guide
- Light: Provide bright light or a suitable grow light. Gradually acclimatise newly deflasked plants before exposing them to stronger sunlight.
- Water: Use rainwater, distilled or reverse-osmosis water. Keep the medium consistently moist, with established pots standing in a shallow tray of water during active growth.
- Soil: Use an unfertilised carnivorous-plant mix, such as equal parts sphagnum peat and washed silica sand, or suitable sphagnum moss.
- Feeding: The underground traps catch tiny organisms in the growing medium. Avoid fertilised potting mixes and adding insect food to the Gel Cup.
- Seasonal care: Grow in a humid, frost-free position. If growth slows in cooler weather, reduce standing water while keeping the medium damp.
- Maintenance: Remove spent flower stalks and divide established mats when they become crowded, replanting into fresh medium.
What’s included
One Gel Cup containing Utricularia livida in tissue culture.
After opening, gently rinse away the gel with clean, low-mineral water, place the plant material onto moist carnivorous-plant medium and gradually acclimatise it to normal humidity. Keep freshly deflasked plants sheltered from harsh direct sunlight.
Plant size, colour and flowering vary with age and growing conditions.
A tissue culture plants are grown in clear gel, transparent container that holds multiple young plants (typically 3 or more) grown under laboratory conditions.
Our Gel Cup are non-sterile gel media that we use for start the hardening process after a plant has been in tissue culture.These vessels provide a carefully controlled environment, keeping the plants healthy as the get ready to transition to standard growing conditions.
Quick Hardening Steps:
- Open Lid Gradually: Slightly open the cup to slowly reduce humidity.
- Maintain Humidity: Gradually decrease humidity over 2–4 weeks.
- Indirect Light: Start with gentle, indirect lighting.
- Moist Soil: Keep media damp, never wet.
- Monitor Closely: Slowly increase airflow and light exposure.
Each transparent Transition Cup (5 cm diameter × 7 cm height) contains a juvenile carnivorous plant that has moved beyond sterile tissue culture and into a structured transition medium.
Inside, you’ll find a young carnivorous plant securely planted in a semi-solid blend designed to support root development while easing the shift from gel to soil.
This carefully balanced environment maintains optimal humidity and airflow, helping reduce transplant shock and supporting the plant during this critical transition stage.
Suitable for both novice growers and experienced collectors, Transition Cups provide a reliable, low-stress way to guide delicate carnivorous plants toward successful soil establishment.
Each transparent carnivorous cup (5 cm diameter x 7 cm height) contains a juvenile carnivorous plant freshly transitioned from tissue culture.
Inside, you'll find a young carnivorous plant planted securely in special growing media soil that replicates their natural habitat.
This carefully balanced environment maintains optimal humidity, aiding the delicate plants during their crucial hardening-off stage.
Perfect for both novice growers and experienced collectors, these cups provide a simple and effective way to cultivate and enjoy captivating insect-eating plants.
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Utricularia livida, commonly known as the leaden bladderwort, is a small terrestrial carnivorous plant that forms a low carpet of green foliage. Delicate lavender and white flowers rise above the mat, while tiny bladder traps beneath the surface capture microscopic organisms in the wet growing medium.
Growing guide
- Light: Provide bright light or a suitable grow light. Gradually acclimatise newly deflasked plants before exposing them to stronger sunlight.
- Water: Use rainwater, distilled or reverse-osmosis water. Keep the medium consistently moist, with established pots standing in a shallow tray of water during active growth.
- Soil: Use an unfertilised carnivorous-plant mix, such as equal parts sphagnum peat and washed silica sand, or suitable sphagnum moss.
- Feeding: The underground traps catch tiny organisms in the growing medium. Avoid fertilised potting mixes and adding insect food to the Gel Cup.
- Seasonal care: Grow in a humid, frost-free position. If growth slows in cooler weather, reduce standing water while keeping the medium damp.
- Maintenance: Remove spent flower stalks and divide established mats when they become crowded, replanting into fresh medium.
What’s included
One Gel Cup containing Utricularia livida in tissue culture.
After opening, gently rinse away the gel with clean, low-mineral water, place the plant material onto moist carnivorous-plant medium and gradually acclimatise it to normal humidity. Keep freshly deflasked plants sheltered from harsh direct sunlight.
Plant size, colour and flowering vary with age and growing conditions.
A tissue culture plants are grown in clear gel, transparent container that holds multiple young plants (typically 3 or more) grown under laboratory conditions.
Our Gel Cup are non-sterile gel media that we use for start the hardening process after a plant has been in tissue culture.These vessels provide a carefully controlled environment, keeping the plants healthy as the get ready to transition to standard growing conditions.
Quick Hardening Steps:
- Open Lid Gradually: Slightly open the cup to slowly reduce humidity.
- Maintain Humidity: Gradually decrease humidity over 2–4 weeks.
- Indirect Light: Start with gentle, indirect lighting.
- Moist Soil: Keep media damp, never wet.
- Monitor Closely: Slowly increase airflow and light exposure.
Each transparent Transition Cup (5 cm diameter × 7 cm height) contains a juvenile carnivorous plant that has moved beyond sterile tissue culture and into a structured transition medium.
Inside, you’ll find a young carnivorous plant securely planted in a semi-solid blend designed to support root development while easing the shift from gel to soil.
This carefully balanced environment maintains optimal humidity and airflow, helping reduce transplant shock and supporting the plant during this critical transition stage.
Suitable for both novice growers and experienced collectors, Transition Cups provide a reliable, low-stress way to guide delicate carnivorous plants toward successful soil establishment.
Each transparent carnivorous cup (5 cm diameter x 7 cm height) contains a juvenile carnivorous plant freshly transitioned from tissue culture.
Inside, you'll find a young carnivorous plant planted securely in special growing media soil that replicates their natural habitat.
This carefully balanced environment maintains optimal humidity, aiding the delicate plants during their crucial hardening-off stage.
Perfect for both novice growers and experienced collectors, these cups provide a simple and effective way to cultivate and enjoy captivating insect-eating plants.
