Pinguicula Oblongiloba and Mexican Butterwort
Product details
| Management number | 250483392 | Release Date | 2026/09/17 | List Price | US$8.00 | Model Number | 250483392 | ||
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Experience the seasonal transformation of Pinguicula oblongiloba, a perennial Mexican butterwort that produces distinct summer foliage and a protected winter bulblet. This heterophyllous carnivore adapts its growth cycle by forming up to eight curved, glandular leaves during warm months while retreating into a dense underground rosette when temperatures drop.
Cultivate this moisture-dependent species in consistently damp sandy-clayey soil placed on a sunny windowsill or under soft lighting. Maintain 60 to 90 percent humidity and feed with small insects or diluted fish food every three to four weeks to sustain trap development throughout the active season.
📋 Product summary:
- Current shipping diameter measures 0.3 to 1 inch
- Becomes a 2 to 3 inch mature rosette under proper conditions
- Grows best in Mexican Pinguicula mix with always-moist substrate
- Thrives at 55 to 85°F ambient temperature
- Requires supplemental feeding every 3 to 4 weeks
- Transit survival depends on Monday/Wednesday shipping schedules
- Winter protection strongly recommends one heating pack per order
| Pinguicula | |
| Plant size | About 0.3-1" in diameter |
| Light | A sunny windowsill, or soft light |
| Potting medium | Mexican Pinguicula mix |
| Feeding | Fish food or bugs every 3-4 weeks |
| Water | Keep soil moist |
| Humidity | 60-90% |
| Temperature | 55-85°F |
| Mature plant size | 2-3" (Depending on care) |
| Dormancy | During winter it experience a bulb-like winter rosette |
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