Where could I find live temperate aquatic Utricularia for sale?

[carniferryplant]

I recently wanted to turn an old rain barrel into a sort of bog pot, and thought about adding some Utricularia. I have looked online for websites that sell aquatic Utricularia (such as Vulgaris, Gibba, and Intermedia), but they are either out of stock or are from the US and can't be shipped to Canada. I would like to know if anyone knows of another website or a place to get them. Thank you.

 

[clifflover]

Hello,

I have one division of U. Gibba to trade or sell. You can DM me for more info. I'm not sure if it's temperate form since I never try to keep them outside during winter. I try this year to put one in my pot water garden and seams to correctly grow. I can post a photo of the water garden tomorrow.

 

[clifflover]

Here is what it looks in my water garden. I just put it 3 weeks ago

 

[Lloyd Gordon]

I find gibba grows best as an affixed aquatic.

 

[clifflover]

Same for me. I find giving it a substrate grow faster

 

[stevebradford]

I put a pinch of gibba from my aquarium in my pond outdoors around Mother’s Day it’s now a huge floating mat. My goldfish in there haven’t managed to keep it in check.

I’m guessing if you grow it in distilled or low tds water it will grow slowly. It seems to thrive in stagnant over fertilized ponds.

 

[clifflover]

I’m guessing if you grow it in distilled or low tds water it will grow slowly. It seems to thrive in stagnant over fertilized ponds.

Maybe I can try high TDS water indoor. For sure my water garden was around 400 PPM. Does it survive to the frozen water during winter?

 

[Lloyd Gordon]

I find it thrives in the bottom of my terrarium in the water draining through the pots.
Also I remember in Sparrow Lake in Ontario, the utrics formed an incredible mat on the lake. You could just lift up huge globs of it and you could hear the crackling as the traps were spring.