🌿✨ Utricularia longifolia ✨🌿
The Orchid Faker with a Microbe Munching Secret…
💜 Big Blooms, Tiny Traps 💜
From the misty tropics of Brazil,
comes a magical plant with orchid-like thrills.
Graceful leaves like green ribbon streams,
but oh—what lurks beneath isn’t what it seems…
🌸 Bright purple flowers, bold and grand,
the biggest in her carnivorous clan.
But deep underground, she sets her snares—
bladder traps catching worms unawares! 🪱💥
🌞☁️ Light
“Let me dance in morning sun,
but shade me when the heat has won.”
→ Half-day of soft, bright light is just right! 🌤️
💧 Water
“I love the mist, the rain, the dew—
keep me wet or I’ll feel blue.”
→ Always keep my soil moist!
Set my pot in a tray of water to sip when I please. 💦🫖
🪴 Soil
“Mossy beds are my favorite thing,
or soft coco chips—like a jungle king!”
→ Use sphagnum moss or chopped coconut fiber for best results. 🌱
🌡️ Temperature
“I like it warm, but not too hot,
just like a cozy jungle spot.”
→ 18–30°C is perfect. Keep humidity high to see me thrive! 🌡️💨
🌟 Fun Fact:
Though I bloom like an orchid, I’m a sneaky carnivore in disguise.
Watch me smile above ground… while I hunt below! 😈🌸