Discovered was this plant first by E. Mey in 1837.
Because of its different flowers many explorers thought, they found a new plant. At least the plant had over 30 different names (for example Utricularia andicola, Utricularia dregei, Utricularia engleri, Utricularia humbertiana, Utricularia spartea...).
The plant is close related to Utricularia sandersonii.
You can find the plant in the "tropical" area of Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, [East-]Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Somalia, Sudan, South-Africa, Zaire and Zimbabwe) and - a surprise - in the highlands of Mexico.
The plant:
Utricularia livida is a small, terrestrial bladderwort with small leaves. The small traps (1 mm) are hidden under the soil. They reach 10 cm (4 inches) in deepth.
The plant is flowering the whole year in culture. Each flower-stalk has 5 and more flowers.
Culture:
permanent water tray method (1 inch water - sometimes until the height of the pot) and the whole year warm (25°C / 77°F are perfect and 20-30°C / 70-85°F are OK). Keep the plant away from direct (noontime) sun. For soil I use a peat-sand-mixture 1:1. A normal humidity between 50% an 60% is OK.
