RE: Utricularia questions

bertozzi.terry@wpo.pi.sa.gov.au
Wed, 15 Mar 1995 15:12:47 +0930

John,

>Are the aquatic utrics harder to bloom than the terrestrials?
>Most of my terrestrials have bloomed, but so far U. gibba,
>floridana and purpurea are growing but not blooming.

>From the information I have gleaned from Barry, _U.gibba_ fowers
better if it is grown as a sub-aquatic i.e. anchor it to a
substrate. Mine have produced masses of flowers this year and are
still flowering. Could be the same for the other species you
mentioned.

The only real aquatic I own is U.australis but while it is
growing profusely, it has not flowered for me yet.(BTW either has
U.pubescens)

Cheers
Terry