Description:

Utricularia graminifolia – Live Plant – Tissue Culture

Utricularia graminifolia is a carnivorous plant native to the tropical regions of South East Asia and India. It is a small aquarium plant with pale green foliage and is commonly used as a carpet plant, forming dense mats that creep across the substrate and hardscape. In stronger light its leaves will not grow more than an inch. However, if it is shaded or does not receive enough light, its leaves can grow to over an inch. It grows tiny bladders that trap tiny micro-organisms that Utricularia graminifolia can digest for nutrients – these traps are too small to affect even shrimp or baby fish. The plant takes a while to acclimatise to the aquarium environment, but once it has, it will grow quite rapidly.

Utricularia graminifolia has a reputation for being a difficult plant to keep in the aquarium, but this is mainly due to poor practices in the hobby. (e.g. planting tissue culture plants in fresh aquasoil immediately after starting a new tank, rather than planting after the tank has been cycled). Utricularia graminifolia has a few specific but easily met requirements – other than that, it is not a particularly demanding aquarium plant.

Utricularia graminifolia has a pale green, almost yellowish green, which contrasts well with plants with darker shades of green. It is a fast spreading foreground plant once established. As it does not need a substrate to grow well, it will creep up low rocky outcrops if given the chance.

Ease of Care

• Advanced

Position

• Foreground

Tissue cultures are in a 5cm container – simply rinse gel and plant.

Micropropagation Australia Tissue Culture Plants have been grown in sterile laboratory conditions producing premium quality plants free from algae, pesticides and pests.

Sold in food grade plastic pots, our Tissue Culture Plants are grown in a unique nutrient rich agar jelly. Easy to sell, the plants do not require watering and will continue to grow provided they are sealed and have sufficient light.

Micropropagation Australia Tissue Culture Plants will grow in fresh water aquariums, aquascapes and terrariums. Because of the wonderful qualities of these plants, they have grown, and continue to grow in popularity with Australian hobbyists.

In ideal conditions, shelf life will be approx 4 weeks.

Basic care instructions:

• Do not remove lid or contamination will occur
• Keep in well lit area
• Storage temperate should not exceed 30C

Each pot is 50mm in diameter and packed full of healthy plants.