Blueflower Butterwort Pinguicula caerulea
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- ping-WIK-yoo-la see-ROO-lee-uh
- Description
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Violet butterwort grows in a moist, sandy environment such as bogs and ditches. It is not recommended as a landscape plant.
The leaves are covered with tiny hairs that secrete a sticky substance that attracts insects, looks like water droplets. When the insect lands on the leaves, the margin curl and trap the insect. The enzymes secreted will digest the insect.
This plant is typically found in the sandhills of North and South Carolina.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Pinguicula
- Species:
- caerulea
- Family:
- Lentibulariaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Southeast USA
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Carnivorous
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Native Plant
- Wildflower
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Frequent Standing Water
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
- NC Region:
- Coastal
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Tiny violet flower on a leafless, sticky, hairy stalk. Corolla has five deeply notched lobes and a spur.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Undulate
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Up to 2" yellow-green strap-like, shiny, sticky basal leaves with rolled-up edges
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Container
- Naturalized Area
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Children's Garden
- Native Garden
