Pinguicula ombrophila

A small, violet-flowered butterwort (sect. Ampullipalatum) described in 2023. It is known only from the summit plateau of Cerro Plateado in Ecuador's Cordillera del Cóndor at 2850–2915 m, where it grows on exposed, wet quartzitic sandstone in paramo-like vegetation.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows as a lithophyte on exposed quartzitic sandstone rocks, with acidic, nutrient-poor soil, in an extremely wet paramo-like community of Chusquea bamboo-grass, Vriesea and scattered shrubs. It is kept constantly moist by waterlogged soil, heavy rain and fog.

2850–2915 m on the summit of Cerro Plateado.

Ecuador

🔒 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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