General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Plant Height: 4-12 inches, possibly to 18 inches
Plant Spread: 6-12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Both upper and lower leaf surface secrete a sticky mucilage to trap small insects.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Suitable for miniature gardens
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
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 gigantea
  • Synonym: Pinguicula ayautla
Also sold as:
  • Pinguicula 'Ayautla'

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Location: Bloomingdale, NJ
Date: 2025-1-22
Location: Bloomingdale, NJ
Date: 2025-1-22

Date: 2020-07-29
Location: Bloomingdale, NJ
Date: 2025-1-22
The flower color is more like a light lilac without much red. Pho
Location: Tillage, Austin, Texas
Date: 2022-04-06
i want it so much ;()
Location: Used with permission from John's Carnivorous Plants. Plants for sale: https://johnscarnivorousplants.com/

Date: 2020-07-29
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Meise Botanical Garden)
Date: 2024-01-24
Location: At home indoors - San Joaquing County, CA
Date: 2016-06-04
Newly acquired Pinguicula gigantea has an existing bloom
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Location: Botanical Garden of Berlin
Location: Used with permission from John's Carnivorous Plants. Plants for sale: https://johnscarnivorousplants.com/
Location: At home - San Joaquin County, CA
Date: 2016-06-04
Newly acquired Pinguicula gigantea
Location: At home indoors - San Joaquin County, CA
Date: 2016-06-04
Pinguicula gigantea forming new buds
Location: Used with permission from Carnivorous Greenhouse. Plants for sale: https://carnivorousgreenhouse.com/

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