{"product_id":"finblomstret-blaererod-utricularia-subulata-fro-20-stk","title":"Zigzag bladderwort (Utricularia subulata) | seeds, 20 pcs.","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLatin name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eUtricularia subulata\u003c\/em\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eDanish names:\u003c\/strong\u003e Finblomstret blærerod\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eEnglish names:\u003c\/strong\u003e Zigzag bladderwort, slender bladderwort\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"857\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"396\"\u003eUtricularia subulata\u003c\/em\u003e is an elegant, small carnivorous plant from the bladderwort family, widespread across large parts of the world, including South and Central America, Africa, Asia, and even parts of North America. It grows in moist, nutrient-poor environments such as swamps, ditches, wet sandy soil, and open bogs—places where there is little nutrition in the soil. To compensate, the plant has developed a brilliant strategy: microscopic underground traps that suck in small animals in a fraction of a second.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"1298\"\u003eThe plant forms fine, thread-like runners and very narrow leaves that can be almost difficult to spot. Above ground, it is especially the small, yellow flowers that make \u003cem data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1039\"\u003eUtricularia subulata\u003c\/em\u003e so charming. The flowers are delicate, rich yellow, and often shaped with a small, decorative “hood”—and in warm, dark conditions, the species can also form miniature “cleistogamous” flowers that self-pollinate without opening, an unusual adaptation in the plant kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"1298\"\u003eHow it catches its prey – the bladderwort's ingenious traps:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"1298\"\u003eThe name \u003cem\u003ebladderwort\u003c\/em\u003e comes from the plant's microscopic “bladders”—small, underground vacuum traps located along the fine threads below the soil or water surface. Each bladder has a small opening with a kind of “trapdoor,” and when a microscopic animal, such as a water flea or protozoan, touches the trigger hairs around the opening, the trap opens in a few thousandths of a second. The negative pressure inside the bladder sucks the prey in like a tiny vacuum cleaner. Then the trapdoor closes again, and the plant digests the prey to obtain the nutrients it cannot absorb from the nutrient-poor soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"1298\"\u003eCultivation and requirements:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"1298\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1329\" data-end=\"1351\"\u003eUtricularia subulata\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most flexible bladderwort species and can be grown both \u003cstrong data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1441\"\u003esubtropically and temperately\u003c\/strong\u003e, as long as conditions are moist and nutrient-poor. It thrives well in:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli data-start=\"1515\" data-end=\"1548\"\u003epure, live or dead \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.apieceofnature.dk\/products\/sphagnum-3-l\" title=\"Sphagnum (sustainably harvested)\"\u003esphagnum moss\u003c\/a\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli data-start=\"1515\" data-end=\"1548\"\u003ea mixture of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.apieceofnature.dk\/products\/sphagnum-3-l\" title=\"Sustainably harvested sphagnum moss\"\u003esphagnum moss\u003c\/a\u003e and sand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli data-start=\"1587\" data-end=\"1609\"\u003ewet \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.apieceofnature.dk\/products\/perlite-3-liter-2-6-mm\" title=\"Perlite\"\u003eperlite\u003c\/a\u003e\/sphagnum moss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"1674\"\u003eterrariums, mini-greenhouses, or windowsills with high humidity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1676\" data-end=\"1904\"\u003eThe soil must be \u003cstrong data-start=\"1693\" data-end=\"1709\"\u003every moist\u003c\/strong\u003e, almost wet, and only \u003cstrong data-start=\"1744\" data-end=\"1783\"\u003erainwater or demineralized water\u003c\/strong\u003e should be used. It prefers \u003cstrong data-start=\"1801\" data-end=\"1823\"\u003elight to partial shade\u003c\/strong\u003e, but not scorching direct sun. It can tolerate temperature variations from 10–30 °C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"2121\"\u003eLike many other Utricularia species, it spreads quickly when it thrives, forming a fine, low carpet of green threads and small flowers—perfect as a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.apieceofnature.dk\/collections\/terrarieplanter\"\u003eterrarium plant\u003c\/a\u003e, for plant baskets, or as a botanical curiosity in the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"2121\"\u003eCultivation from seed:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"2121\"\u003eThe seeds are sown superficially on very moist sphagnum moss or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.apieceofnature.dk\/products\/kodaedende-plantejord-5-l\" title=\"Special soil for carnivorous plants\"\u003ecarnivorous plant soil\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2232\" data-end=\"2250\"\u003emust not be covered\u003c\/strong\u003e. Maintain constant moisture and a temperature of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2296\" data-end=\"2308\"\u003e20–28 °C\u003c\/strong\u003e. Germination usually occurs after 2–6 weeks, after which small, thread-like growths appear on the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2414\" data-end=\"2503\"\u003eThe young plants are tiny but grow surprisingly fast once established. \u003cem data-start=\"3036\" data-end=\"3058\"\u003eUtricularia subulata\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect plant for those who want to experience carnivorous plants in miniature format—elegant, simple, and at the same time, astonishingly advanced in its method of catching prey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e- The seeds are quite small, but germinate easily.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eREMEMBER\u003c\/span\u003e the right soil: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.apieceofnature.dk\/products\/kodaedende-plantejord-5-l\" title=\"Carnivorous plant soil\"\u003eCarnivorous plant soil.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Also read about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.apieceofnature.dk\/blogs\/nyheder\/guide-til-pasning-og-pleje-af-kodaedende-planter?\" title=\"Guide to the care of carnivorous plants\"\u003egeneral care for carnivorous plants.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"a Piece of Nature","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54555086586124,"sku":null,"price":6.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0675\/6728\/8588\/files\/Utriculariasubulata_2.jpg?v=1763031013","url":"https:\/\/www.apieceofnature.dk\/en-bg\/products\/finblomstret-blaererod-utricularia-subulata-fro-20-stk","provider":"a Piece of Nature","version":"1.0","type":"link"}