Utricularia tricolor

This large, perennial, terrestrial species is endemic to most of South America with a weird distribution. It grows in Columbia, Eastern Peru, and Western Venezuela, then it can be found in Paraguay, Uruguay, and Southeastern Brazil. It grows in wet grasslands at lower altitudes and makes large, circular, subreniform, or broadly ovate leaves. It has large, mostly purple to pale lavender flowers, with white and yellow markings on the palate. Plants may or may not be flowering at the time of purchase. You will receive a 1" plug of this plant.

Care for this carnivorous plant is simple. I recommend using a mix of 1:1 long fiber sphagnum moss to perlite, but I also use a mix of 1:1 peat to perlite. using the tray method to keep the substrate constantly wet with water under 50 PPM TDS. I use a 14 hour photo period at about 250 PPFD, but you can use a natural photo period or anywhere from 10-16 hours. I rarely fertilize, but when I do I normally spray the leaves with 500PPM MaxSea fertilizer.

Please note this plant will ship bare root via USPS Priority Mail. Heat packs are not automatically included. I offer a 72 and 96 hour heat pack as additions. Please make sure to add one of these options before completing your purchase to be eligible for live arrival guarantee if your day time temperatures are below 45°F.

Any photos of plants are representative of what a mature plant/leaves/flower, etc. may look like for reference only. Pictures of seeds are to show the size of seeds from this species. Any photos of seeds are representative of what you will receive and they are not exact seeds you will receive.