Pinguicula gigantea
A large Mexican butterwort from near San Bartolomé Ayautla in Oaxaca, with semi-erect leaves up to about 16 cm long that are sticky on both surfaces. It grows on steep, sunny cliffs at low elevation with Tillandsia and Agave, in a region with very wet summers and a dry winter. It is one of the easier tropical Pinguicula in cultivation and wants bright light, a mineral mix and less water in winter.
Where it grows wild
On steep rock walls and slopes, including fully exposed rock in strong tropical sun, alongside Tillandsia streptophylla and Agave attenuata. It is thought to grow on the south-facing walls of the Río Uruapan gorge up to above Ayautla.
Low elevation, roughly 350–700 m; herbarium and published figures give about 650–690 m.
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