temperate bladderwort species

[josh]

hi everyone

i live in england and i wont to keep some bladderworts in my bog outside but i dont now wot species would live outside i got a livida but i dont think it will live when it snows in winter and it freezes

can someone help me plz

[marcelvw]

So what's your question?

And I quote Alexis:

Aug 2, 2009 22:46:56 GMT Alexis said:

Nobody can understand you Josh - text speak and no punctuation make your posts a nightmare to read.

[fredg]

Marcel, the question was perfectly straight forward.

What species of terrestrial Utricularia can Josh grow outside in the UK.

[josh]

yes what fredg said, basically what utricularias would live here in england and be able to survive the winter

also would my utricularias livida live outside in my bog and be able to survive threw the winter

[unstuckintime]

I believe that U. livida is tropical, and would not survive without special treatment. To what degree, i dont know. The Utricularia that you could grow would be the type that grows wild here in the ponds in the US, namely, Utricularia vulgaris or Utricularia inflata. Perhaps in an unheated greenhouse you could grow something a bit more tropical....

[josh]

ok thanks for the reply, i think ill try and buy a plant or get some seeds, if i get some seeds would i have to give them a cold stratification like every other temperate plant

[gardenofeden]

I think monanthos and subulata, and surprisingly sandersonii, would come through the winter OK. For aquatic Utrics as above you will need to sort out a stable, snail and algae-free, acid pond first before considering growing these.