Pinguicula lippoldii

Pinguicula lippoldii is a butterwort described in 2007 and endemic to the Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa mountains of eastern Cuba. The single measured site is warm year-round at about 750 m, with a drier winter and wet summer. Grow it as a warm, non-dormant tropical butterwort in bright light.

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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Endemic to the Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa mountains, a region dominated by serpentine rock and soils. No species-specific habitat notes were reachable; the microhabitat is inferred from the genus in Cuba.

The single record sits at about 750 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.