Epiphytic Utricularia are plants that I have gathered most during this spring. (17 cm) in length. cornuta, and can be chasmogamous or cleistogamous. Hi all and sorry for the long post! Bracts are spurred, opposite or in sets of 3. Cultivation conditions are detailed by Adamec and Poppinga (2016). Its leaves never exceed approximately 4 cm in size, on petioles approximately 12 cm tall (see Figure 1). Water: Use the tray method for terrestrial and tropical bladderworts, keeping the soil wet. A single, white flower is found on each scape that is usually less than 1 in. Winter temperature range 40-55°F (4-13°C). Bracts are attached above their base to the scape. Utricularia reniformis A.St.Hil. cornuta There are 1-6 yellow flowers on a yellowish green scape that can reach a length of 13 in. floridana Thread-like leaves. Utricularia reniformis St. Hil. Depending upon the cultivation conditions, Utricularia reniformis ‘Enfant Terrible’ may only have large aerial-leaves, minute ground-leaves, or both. It can be propagated vegetatively very easily. In Utricularia reniformis ‘Enfant Terrible’, the incision is typically obtuse (instead of acute, as in Utricularia reniformis ‘Big Sister’). resupinata 1,W LZ. Whether you’ve just returned from the garden centre with your first Venus flytrap, or are simply looking for an easy-to-grow carnivorous plant as a unusual gift, you’re in the … Its flowers are large and ornate, with blue, yellow, violet, and purple elements. purpurea Has 2-8 pinkish purple or white flowers that have 2 pouch-like lobes on their lower lip. praelonga Leaves have a variety of shapes from short and wide to long ami narrow or ribbon-shaped reaching lengths of 8 in. Floral characters are not considered important in distinguishing these two cultivars. Many terrestrial species of Utricularia have small, narrow leaves that are similar to minute blades of grass. In cultivation, Utricularia reniformis flowers in spring, together with emergence of the first leaves. Back Cover: A leaf blade of Utricularia reniformis ‘Big Sister’, measuring 175 mm across, documented in Serra dos Orgaos, Brazil. Most bladderworts prefer a shady nook in the outside bog garden. (2 cm) long. die back to an underground corm-like tuber whose shape and size is that of a rice grain The single flowers are red with an unusually long, yellow, ridged palate. Forms a winter bud. standleyae) The scape arises from a whorl of small blade like leaves. Utricularia vulgaris. violacea Leaves at base of scape are linear with filaments bearing traps. Utricularia reniformis ‘Enfant (5 mm) long at base of scape. Also, the large form and 'Big Sister' is U. cornigera. In cultivation, Utricularia reniformis flowers in spring, together with emergence of the first leaves. Plant is similar to U. macrorhiza, but smaller. The diameters of these leaves range from as small as only a few mm to as large as a few cm (see Figure 2). Besides its rope-shaped leaves with circular, 10-cm wide limb, the mauve, yellow-hearted flowers are particularly remarkable. Our tropical species do best in warm greenhouses and terrariums. alpina Leaves long, narrow, and terminate in an attenuate tip. inflata Has 4-17 yellow flowers on a reddish scape that is kept afloat by a whoi I of 4-11 inflated structures attached to the middle of the scape. If they produce small aerial-leaves and the minute ground-leaves, they would be considered specimens of Utricularia reniformis ‘Enfant Terrible’. Sun: Full to part sun. An interesting feature of this cultivar is the production of a carpet of minute ground-leaves under the large aerial-leaves. Popular with horticulturists, these two plants are clearly in need of cultivar designation; we seek to correct this deficit. Flowers are pale blue with yellow palates and number up to 6. There may be from one to several light blue to purple flowers that may occur singly or in pairs of 1 or 2 or in whorls of 3. lateriflora Spathulate leaves up to 0.2 in. Produces no tubers and has up to 10 mauve flowers with yellow palates or violet flowers with an orange palate. Additional aspects of this cultivar are discussed in the article on page 47. Produces tubers when the environment dries out and during the winter Winter buds may be formed. View. Before this spring and summer I cultivated only U. alpina, reniformis and nephrophylla.Later I got U. nelumbifolia, alpina x humboldtii, alpina x endresii and nelumbifolia x reniformis which I think are quite easy plants to grow. Terrible’, In December of 2000 I sowed and germinated some seed originally obtained earlier from the Australian Carnivorous Plant Society seed bank. Flowers are light violet with two, vertical yellow stripes on the palate. Utricularia reniformis. radiata 1,W. To start viewing messages, select the … Figure 2: Minuscule ground-leaves of Utricularia reniformis ‘Enfant Terrible’, as they are seen below the aerial leaves. These striking lilac flowers are held on a scape up to 60 cm high, above large, fleshy, kidney-shaped leaves. Flower color is variable, shades of white, yellow and purple. One to 3 yellow flowers are borne on a scape that originates at the point from which several branches or stems radiate. The underside of the leaves are covered with long (3-4 mm) white hairs, parallel to the petiole, and which are visible on the newly forming leaves before they unfurl, and on the underside of fully formed leaves. Utricularia reniformis is a large perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. subulata Two to 8 yellow to purple flowers with yellow-orange palates are borne on a zigzag scape. One to 6 flowers that are all yellow or white or light blue with a yellow splotch on the palate.