Pinguicula nahuelbutensis

A small, recently described butterwort from the Cordillera de Nahuelbuta in central-south Chile, recorded at about 1,150–1,250 m. Its home has cold, wet winters with light frost and a warm, dry, very bright summer, so it needs a cool winter rest and a constantly wet spot in summer.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Known only from a few sites in the Nahuelbuta range; like related Andean butterworts it presumably grows on wet, open rock and seepage ground within Araucaria and southern beech forest. Microhabitat details are not well documented.

Measured sites sit at about 1,165–1,260 m.

Chile

🔒 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.