Bladderworts!

Utricularia blanchetii

I don't often show off my Utricularia collection on here because the flowers are so tiny and hard to get photographs of, but, after my Utricularia blanchetii started flowering, I decided to put the effort into getting some good photos. It was worth it!

Utricularia blanchetii

U. blanchetii is actually my newest terrestrial Utricularia, and its growing in the same peat:perlite mix in which I grow most terrestrial Utricularia. Recently, I invested in a tank just for Utrics, and I've been letting the water level rise and fall fairly precipitously in the tank, resulting in some pretty good crops of flowers from many of my plants.

Utricularia chrysantha

The most prolific flowerer, by far, has to be the annual Utricularia chrysantha. This plant has been flowering constantly since the day I received a plug of it from a grower in Connecticut. (He grew it outside, where it set seed and came back after the (southern) New England winter). I've been keeping it in the tank, where, I hope it will stay a little more restrained.

Utricularia chrysantha

The flowers of U. chyrsantha, are, in my opinion, a little more interesting (and certainly larger) than the happy little airplanes of Utricularia subulata. It also has a tendency to create real flowers, unlike U. subulata, which will often send up flower stalks but never produce visible flowers.

Utricularia pubescens

And, of course, I had to photograph the flowers of my favorite Utricularia, Utricularia pubescens. The combination of stunning flowers and round leaves is just fantastic! And, it's such an easy grower and frequent flowerer, I just can't imagine a collection complete without it.

Utricularia pubescens

I'm very happy that this plant is doing so very well, and growing so prolifically.

Utricularia livida

Lastly, I had to finish up with a couple shots of my Utricularia livida. This variant has pale lavender flowers and does not seem to self-seed, which is a pleasant outcome as the number of flowers it produces could quickly result in massive amounts of seed polluting the rest of the Utricularia collection.

Utricularia livida

I also grow a white flowered form, which is not as prolific in flowering, and recently obtained a yellow flowered form, which is too new to me for me to gauge its flower intensity. I'll be sure to make note, though.