Not impressive?!!!? Well, I have to disagree there (although I think most people do agree with your statement). Imagine going to a pot that has done not too much of anything and seeing 14 or so flower scapes emerging from the substrate, usually as straight as a ruler, each with a mysterious ball on the terminal end. They begin to take on color and form, eventually revealing flowers of the utmost personality imaginable, faces with jutting chins, long noses, pointed ears, evil grins. Goblins and Fairies looking right at you!
Some are very tiny and delicate, their scapes as fine as hair, others like the alpines more complex and beautiful than orchids (with apologies to Suzanne!
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You get a feeling for their growth cycle, flooding and then drying the medium, and learn to sense when they are going to flower, but it is always a surprise and delight when it happens. For me, the traps themselves are the least of their charm and fascination, although their function and form are the most complex of all CP. These are some of the most highly evolved plants on the planet, and every one has a different character and personality. They are perfect for sharing, actually preferring to be divided, and very easy to care for in most cases. They are rare, even if their rarity stems from their unpopularity, so it is a challenge to find the plants. For those that like the different and unusual, these plants are ideal. Most Utricularia fans are very sharing, since we all have been bitten by the same magic
There, I have sung my song of praise, now please go and find some rare species to add to our cultivation list and we will let you in the SeCRet club, lol.