INFO
Utricularia graminifolia is an elegant, light green foreground plant. We found this variety at an altitude of 2,000 m in fast-flowing water and emersed in the splash zone of small streams in Sri Lanka. In aquariums this plant needs moderate light to gradually produce a thick but very short carpet. Utricularia has a few unique characteristics: it is a carnivorous plant and produces special bladder traps to capture passing microorganisms. Fish and shrimp are perfectly safe, however.
PLANT PROFILE
| Genus: |
Utricularia |
| Species: |
graminifolia |
| Family: |
Lentibulariaceae |
| Origin: |
South East Asia |
| Light: |
high - medium |
| Temperature: |
22-28°C |
| Growth rate: |
slow |
| Area: |
Foreground |
| Height: |
up to 5 cm |
| pH: |
6-7,5 |
| Water hardness: |
soft to medium |
| Co2: |
10-20 mg/l |
| Propagation: |
runners |
