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 ehlersiae
  • Synonym: Pinguicula ehlersiae var. albiflora

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Location: Montreal, Canada
Date: 2012-11-06
Location: Latvia University Botanical  gardens Riga
Date: 2018-09-11
Location: Botanical Garden of Berlin
Date: 2022-06-08
Location: Latvia University Botanical  gardens Riga
Date: 2018-09-11
Location: Used with permission from Carnivorous Greenhouse. Plants for sale: https://carnivorousgreenhouse.com/

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