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

Pinguicula bicolor

Pinguicula bicolor Wol. is a temperate butterwort of the Western Carpathians, closely related to P. vulgaris and sometimes treated as part of it, distinguished by its bicoloured, pale-centred flowers. It overwinters as a rootless resting bud (hibernaculum) and needs a cold winter.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets 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

Grows in wet, calcareous fens, spring-fed meadows and seepy rock, as P. vulgaris-group plants do; habitat details specific to this taxon are thin.

Lowland to montane; no elevation data was available to us.

PolandCzechia-SlovakiaUkraine

🔒 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.