ON THIS PLANT
Pinguicula alpina, also known as the alpine butterwort, is a species of carnivorous plant native to high latitudes and altitudes throughout Eurasia. It is one of the most widespread Pinguicula species, being found in mountainous regions from Iceland to the Himalayas. Native to cold climates, it is a temperate species, forming prostrate rosettes of green to red leaves and white flowers in the summer and a tight hibernaculum during a period of winter dormancy in the winter. Like all members of the genus, P. alpina uses mucilaginous glands covering the surface of its summer leaves to attract, trap, and digest arthropod prey.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Pinguicula
- Family
- Lentibulariaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 8
- Mature Height
- 10 cm to 20 cm
- Mature Spread
- 10 cm
- Leaf Color
- Light Green, Yellow
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- White
- Flower Size
- 1.02 cm to 1.52 cm
- Bloom Time
- Mid spring, Late spring, Early summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Mid summer, Late summer, Early fall
- Native Area
- Nepal, India, Sweden, Austria, Slovakia, Poland, Croatia, Slovenia, Ukraine, China, Russia, Lithuania, Norway, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Myanmar, Estonia, Mongolia, Finland, Bhutan, United Kingdom, Romania, Latvia, France
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Alpine Butterwort
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