Utricularia bisquamata 'Betty's Bay'

[tnyr5]

Been in bloom with the same flowers since Thanksgiving & just too damn cute.

 

[TyroneGenade]

Does the Betty's Bay refer to the town in South Africa?

 

[abax]

Lovely plant that I'm not familiar at all. It IS cute and sort of
triffid-like...in a good way.

 

[tnyr5]

Does the Betty's Bay refer to the town in South Africa?

Indeed

 

[TyroneGenade]

Cool. It is a very beautiful part of South Africa. Disa orchid viewing is readily accessible in the Harold Porter Botanical Gardens at Betty's Bay.

 

[BrucherT]

Absolutely wonderful display and photo. Thank you for sharing. How do you grow?

 

[TyroneGenade]

Tony, from where did you get your plant? It would be nice to get a piece of South Africa growing at my home.

 

[tnyr5]

California Carnivores. Last summer was the only time I saw it for sale anywhere in the states.
I do nothing but water it daily. It feeds itself

 

[TyroneGenade]

California Carnivores. Last summer was the only time I saw it for sale anywhere in the states.
I do nothing but water it daily. It feeds itself

Wow, they sell Disa too: Non-Carnivorous Plants

 

[NYEric]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

 

[LadySlipper]

Oh I love these. Especially the photo of several at once.

 

[SFLguy]

You can get regular U. bisquamata pretty easily, but the Betty’s Bay cultivar is a particularly showy cultivar.

I have always grown mine sitting in a saucer of distilled water but it hasn’t flowered since I moved. I may need to dry it out a little.

Very hard to find this cultivar still. I waited a good 6+ years to find one

 

[tnyr5]

I don't know why. Damn thing grows like a weed.

 

[littlefrog]

Most of those semi-aquatic ones grow like weeds. If you can tell, the leaves are so small you can't see them through the moss. The only way I know mine are doing well is when the flowers come out. Which is most of the time, they bloom a lot.