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Carnivorous Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Pinguicula acuminata

A Mexican butterwort of section Heterophyllum from the highlands of Hidalgo, with stiff, pointed, long-stalked summer leaves that catch insects and a small non-carnivorous winter rosette. It is unusual in pulling its winter rosette slightly below the soil surface and flowering from there in spring (white to lilac flowers, March to May) before the summer leaves appear. Grow it cool, shaded and moist in summer and drier and cold in winter.

Pinguicula acuminata
Photo: NoahElhardt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Well-shaded, mossy banks in high-elevation pine-oak and fir forest around El Chico, Hidalgo, often with Pinguicula moranensis, mosses, ferns and small succulents. The summer rains keep the banks wet; winter is dry and cold.

About 2400 to 2800 m.

Mexico: Hidalgo (El Chico area)

🔒 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.