Utricularia graminifolia - Tropica 1-2 Grow! Tissue Culture
Utricularia graminifolia from Asia belongs to the bladderwort family. All the plants in this family are insect eating, perennial water and marsh plants. In the nature, the plant lives in nutrient-poor places, hence the need to catch small insects and digest them.
Bladder traps are a unique feature of this family, which Utricularia graminifolia forms after a short period in the aquarium.
The species name means 'with grass like leaves' and the fresh green leaves will after some time form a pretty mat which looks like a lawn (2-8 cm tall).
Utricularia graminifolia is therefore an ideal foreground plant, although it is rather demanding.
Plant info
| Type: | Carpeting | |
|---|---|---|
| Origin: | Asia | |
| Country or continent where a plant is the most common. Cultivars arise or are bred in cultivation. | ||
| Growth rate: | Medium | |
| Growth rate of the plant compared to other aquatic plants. | ||
| Height: | 3 - 10+ | |
| Average height (cm) of the plant after two months in the tank. | ||
| Light demand: | Medium | |
| The average or medium light demand of an aquarium plant is 0,5 W/L. | ||
| CO2 : | Medium | |
| A medium need in CO2 is 6-14 mg/L. A high demand in CO2 is approx. 15-25 mg/L. | ||