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Post by Jonathan Mejia on Sept 2, 2013 0:01:01 GMT
A native to South Africa, endemic to northern KwaZulu-Natal to Transkei, Utricularia sandersonii is surprisingly easy, and rewarding to grow. I grow mine inside, in round tupperware undrained containers. Under grow lights, they never seem to stop flowering and spreading, but I have also achieved the same results using windowsill conditions. I am not sure if the plant can easily be grown outdoors. In any case this plants claim to fame is its small bunny eared flowered, and it comes in two forms. A typical, and a "blue" form. I have the typical one in my collection. In this next picture U. sandersonii is on the lower left. I always grow the plant in pure sphagnum, and I water with only distilled water. Sadly, this plant is quickly being overgrown by U. livida (another native to tropical and southern African countries, including South Africa) which is a weed in my collection. If you want to keep sandersonii, don't grow it in the same container with other Utrics. The livida can also be seen in this picture, flowered towards the top mid section of the picture:
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