Pinguicula caryophyllacea

A butterwort endemic to the Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa mountains of eastern Cuba, described by Casper in 2004 and growing on rock. Almost nothing about its habitat or growth is published, so care is modelled on the other Caribbean rock-dwelling butterworts: warm, bright, humid and never frosty, without a true dormancy.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Lithophyte in the Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa mountains; the synonym P. toldensis refers to El Toldo in that range. Caribbean butterworts of this kind typically sit on wet, mossy rock faces or banks in open or lightly shaded places.

No elevation is published; the Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa ranges reach about 1200 m.

Cuba

🔒 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.