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large-flowered butterwort

Pinguicula grandiflora

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Pinguicula
Family: Lentibulariaceae
Common Names: Irish butterwort

About this plant

An insectivorous perennial producing rosettes of sticky, pale green leaves. In summer, trumpet-shaped, spurred, dark blue flowers 2.5cm across, with pale throats and widely spreading lobes, are produced on slender stems

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0-0.1 Metre

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

Loam

AcidAlkalineNeutral

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This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Moist But Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingNorth FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Under glass, grow in equal parts chopped peat and sphagnum moss, with added broken clay pots, in bright, filtered light. Outdoors, grow in poor, peaty, permanently moist soil in full sun or partial shade. See carnivorous plant cultivation

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown as soon as ripe on the surface of damp sphagnum moss with gentle heat, or separate resting buds in late winter

Pests

May be susceptible to slugs and snails

Diseases

Generally pest-free

Garden Uses

Uses

Patio Container

Planting Places

Conservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0-0.1 Metre

Habit

Trailing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years