Pinguicula gigantea

Flower name
Pinguicula gigantea
Scientific name
Pinguicula gigantea
AliasPinguicula gigantea, ピンギキュラ・ギガンテア, The Giant Butterwort
Place of origin Oaxaca, Mexico
Place of floweringGreenhouse
Flowering seasonJune, July

What is Pinguicula gigantea

Pinguicula gigantea or The Giant Butterwort (scientific name: Pinguicula gigantea) is a species of insectivorous violet native to Oaxaca, Mexico, in the genus Pinguicula. It is native to tropical high mountains. It is the world's largest insect violet, with rosette-shaped rhizomatous leaves up to 30 cm in diameter. The leaves secrete a sticky fluid on their upper and lower surfaces, which traps small insects such as ants, mosquitoes and fruit flies and dissolves them for nourishment. In summer, a thin flower stalk grows and produces light purple violet-like flowers. The flowers have two lobes on the upper lip and three lobes on the lower lip, with a long, pointed thallus at the base.

Common name: Pinguicula gigantea, scientific name: Pinguicula gigantea, aka: The Giant Butterwort, Grass height: 10 cm, Leaf length: 10-30 cm, Leaf shape: oblong-ovate, Leaf shape: oblong; margin: entire; texture: soft and slightly thick; sepals: lobed, 5-lipped; flower color: pale purple; corolla shape: violet-like, Flower diameter: 1-1.5 cm; Flowering season: June-August.