Butterworts and Bladderworts

A lovely little hardy butterwort with deep purple flowers in early spring. Makes a brilliant display in a large shallow pot as it spreads out. Looks very much like a small African Violet Grows best outdoors out of direct sunlight.Grow in partial shade in bowls for stunning display in spring. Keep wet.Spends the winter as a small resting bud. SENT POTTED

A sub-tropical hybrid forming a mound of fleshy rosetted leaves with many cerise flowers. Likes to be slightly drier during the winter period, when it forms a smaller resting rosette. Excellent plant for the north facing windowsill.Keep out of direct sun. Stand in 2cm rainwater in growing season. Keep drier in winter and only water occasionally. Rosette will be more succulent. Keep above 7degreesC in winter. SENT POTTED

Splendid flowers of violet, orange, white or yellow, on hair- like scapes. Soon covers soil surface with delicate leaves. The flowers look very much like the toadflax found on walls in the summer. One of the most free flowering of all the Utricularia, having a flower during most months. Grow in sunny position. Stand in 2-5cm rainwater. Doesn't mind occasional flooding. Very pretty in undrained bowls or colonising other plants. Compost:50:50 peat/horticultural sand

Easy to grow terrestrial bladderwort soon filling its pot. Produces many pretty pale blue and white flowers throughout the year especially in the warmer months. A beautiful plant for the terrarium or windowsill. Min. temp 2°C Likes sunny position. Stand pot in 3-7cm rainwater, with occasional flooding. Keep frost free, and damp in winter. Compost:3:1peat:sand

Produces long narrow leaves up to 35cm long and 3cm wide. Grows as an epiphyte. Lovely mauve flowers with golden blotch produced over a long period. One of the easiest epiphytes to grow. Fairly free flowering. Epiphytic. Grow in basket lined with sphagnum moss.Frost free in winter. Will die down. Allow to dry out for dormant period in winter. Does well in a terrarium. Compost:1:1:1fine orchid bark:peat:perlite

Produces grass like leaves up to 20cm long and also short oval leaves. Bears yellow 'toadflax' like flowers on long climbing flower scapes up to 45cm high. Makes a lovely display. Will tolerate slightly deeper water than some Utricularia. It is semi –aquatic. Likes sunny position. Stand in 3-7cm rainwater, with occasional flooding. Keep frost free, and damp in winter. Compost:3:1peat:sand

One of the easiest terrestrial Utricularia to grow. Many soft lavender flowers with veining that makes them look like little bunny rabbits produced freely throughout the year. Grow in sunny position. Stand in 2-5cm rainwater. Doesn't mind occasional flooding. Very pretty in un-drained bowls or colonising other plants. Compost:50:50 peat/horticultural sand