Genlisea violacea

A small corkscrew plant from the wet sandy seeps of the campos rupestres in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It has violet flowers and underground traps that catch soil microfauna. Grow it in permanently wet, nutrient-poor sand and peat in bright light, and expect cooler, drier winters.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A small rosette herb in acidic, sandy, waterlogged soils with a high water table, mostly seepages and wet grassland among rocks in the campos rupestres. Its colourless underground traps catch nematodes and other tiny soil animals.

Recorded at 0–3,098 m (median 990 m). The high extreme is doubtful.

Brazil (Minas Gerais)

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.