Utricularia reniformis

Plant Characteristics

Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	18 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 18.
Width:	⇔	18 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 18.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	part-sun
USDA Zones:		10 to 11
Flower features:	❀	blue, purple

Scientific Names

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Utricularia reniformis is a large perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. reniformis is endemic to Brazil. It was originally published and described by Augustin Saint-Hilaire in 1830. It usually grows as a terrestrial plant in wet grasslands and only sometimes as an epiphyte in the water-filled leaf axils of some bromeliad species. It is typically found between altitudes of 750 m ft 0 and 1900 m ft 0 in its southern range and up to 2500 m ft 0 in its northern range. It has been collected in flower between October and March.

Read about Utricularia reniformis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Utricularia reniformis, St. Hil. Brazilian species found in sphagnum bogs, having kidney-shaped lvs. and rose-colored fls. with 2 darker lines on the palate: upper lip truncate, emarginate; lower lip 3-lobed, the lateral lobes broad, the midlobe much shorter and scarcely produced. Brazil.—Once advertised in this country, but probably lost to cult. Very large for the genus, the lvs. 1/2 - 1 ft. long and scapes 1 1/2 - 2 ft. high. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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