Pinguicula mesophytica {Cerro Miramundo, El Salvador} — Carnivorous Butterwort

Pinguicula mesophytica {Cerro Miramundo, El Salvador}

A perennial, hemiepiphytic, heterophyllous carnivorous butterwort from the mountain regions of northern Central America. This form is associated with Cerro Miramundo in El Salvador.

At a glance

• Arrives bare-root at about 1 in.; matures to 2–3 in. across
• Hemiepiphytic, heterophyllous species
• Mountain-region form from Cerro Miramundo, El Salvador
• Sunny windowsill, T5, or LED lighting; grow in sphagnum moss
• Keep the growing medium moist; may enter a succulent winter phase