Utricularia humboldtii

General:
The plant was first described in 1841 by Shomburgk.
The home of U. humboldtii is in the border zone of Venezuela, Brasilia and Guyana. You'll find the plant in a height of 3500-7000 feet (1200 und 2500 m) (---> Roraima-Tepui or Auyan-Tepui).
The plant is growing inside of different bromelia - most inside of Brocchinia tatei.

Plant description:
The leaves are growing at long, thin stalks (length 5-10 inches; 13-25 cm).
The flower is the biggest of the genus Utricularia and has a stalk with over 3 feet in length.
The traps are with 2/10 inches (5 mm) big enough to see them very good.

Culture:
U. humboldtii loves the whole year warm temperatures - about 20°C are great. Beware of too hot days! Always high humidity (70%) and the water tray method. For soil use pure sphagnum or a mixture of sphagnum and perlite..

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