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Pinguicula rotundiflora

Pinguicula rotundiflora is a carnivorous butterwort from northeastern Mexico, grown for its sticky leaves that trap insects. It needs bright light, moist conditions and a lean, mineral-poor medium.

Family
Lentibulariaceae (Lentibulari family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the medium constantly moist, using rainwater or distilled water, and never let it dry out.
Soil
Lean mix of peat or sphagnum with perlite or sand; avoid fertilizer and limestone.
Temperature
10–25 °C; tolerates light frost, protect below -5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Native range
NE. Mexico
Climate
subtropical

About

Pinguicula rotundiflora is a species of carnivorous plant in the butterwort genus Pinguicula, family Lentibulariaceae, native to northeastern Mexico. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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Pinguicula moranensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pinguicula rotundiflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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