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Carnivorous Partly documented

Pinguicula elongata

An Andean butterwort of the páramo in Colombia and western Venezuela, including the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. It grows at 2400-4400 m where it is cold, wet and misty all year, with no real seasons. Growers find high-Andean butterworts hard; the key is constant cool temperatures, bright light and wet peat.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Wet páramo: boggy ground, mossy banks, seepages and wet rock among grasses and cushion plants above the treeline. Details are from páramo habitat in general and its section (Ampullipalatum), not a species study.

Records span 2400-3900 m (median 3250 m); a Colombian checklist gives 2760-4390 m.

ColombiaVenezuela

🔒 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.