''Utricularia warburgii'' is a species of terrestrial
bladderwort found in
China
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, where it grows in sunny wet meadows at an altitude of 900 m.
[Peter Krbez & Gerfried Deutsch; ]
Utricularia warburgii ''Goebel'' - ein attraktiver terrestrischer Wasserschlauch aus China
'' It belongs to the section ''
Nigrescentes'' and is closely related to ''
U. caerulea''.
In the spring ''Utricularia warburgii'' produces 5–20 cm. flower scapes bearing 2-6 violet-blue flowers, 8mm in size and bearing a yellow splotch at the throat.
The cultivation of this species is not difficult, and is similar to other commonly cultivated terrestrial ''
Utricularia''.
Plants are best grown in a mixture of peat and sand that is kept constantly moist to wet and placed in bright light conditions.
References
Literature
*Goebel, K. I. 1890.: Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg. 9: 66.
*Taylor,P. ''The genus Utricularia – a taxonomic monograph.'' – Kew Bulletin additional series XIV, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
External links
*http://flora_of_china.mirror.ac.cn/mss/volume19/Lentibulariaceae-CAS_coauthoring.htm
Carnivorous plants of Asia
Flora of China
warburgii
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