General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Flowers: Showy
Uses: Suitable for miniature gardens
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Leaf
Division
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Carnivorous

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Common names
  • Butterwort
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Pinguicula esseriana
  • Synonym: Pinguicula jaumavensis

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Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Brussels)
Date: 2019-01-23
Location: Used with permission from John's Carnivorous Plants. Plants for sale: https://johnscarnivorousplants.com/
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: Latvia University Botanical  gardens Riga
Date: 2018-09-11
Location: United States Botanical Garden | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-26
Location: February, 2024
Date: 2024-02-25
Location: Used with permission from Carnivorous Greenhouse. Plants for sale: https://carnivorousgreenhouse.com/
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