Post by tanukimo on Jul 12, 2014 20:49:32 GMT
A Utricularia that I received last year recently flowered, and I thought it was livida but the spur turned out to be longer than I expected, so perhaps it is arenaria?
I looked at Barry Rice's FAQ on it and the spur seems to be 1.5 times the lower corolla lobe but there are photos of arenaria online which show a spur of similar length to my plant so I am not sure.
Here is a side view of the flower; I had difficulties getting it to focus but hopefully it gives an idea of how long the spur is compared to the rest of the flower.
And here is a front view of the flower:
I looked at Barry Rice's FAQ on it and the spur seems to be 1.5 times the lower corolla lobe but there are photos of arenaria online which show a spur of similar length to my plant so I am not sure.
Here is a side view of the flower; I had difficulties getting it to focus but hopefully it gives an idea of how long the spur is compared to the rest of the flower.
And here is a front view of the flower:
