Pinguicula esseriana is a species of carnivorous plant native to Mexico , more precisely to the state of San Luis Potosi . It belongs to the genus Pinguicula , commonly called butterwort.
It has a rosette of thick, green to slightly pink leaves, measuring about 3 to 5 cm in diameter . Its leaves are covered with small mucilaginous glands that secrete a sticky liquid.
This Pinguicula roots little, it is not rare for it to detach from the root ball during transport.
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Depending on the species, use our substrate for pinguicula composed of sepiolitic clay and dolomite and perlite which ensure the drainage of the substrate or blond peat mixed with a large proportion of perlite and vermiculite . In a mineral substrate, it grows slowly but surely.
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Pinguicula esseriana is a species of carnivorous plant native to Mexico , more precisely to the state of San Luis Potosi . It belongs to the genus Pinguicula , commonly called butterwort.
It has a rosette of thick, green to slightly pink leaves, measuring about 3 to 5 cm in diameter . Its leaves are covered with small mucilaginous glands that secrete a sticky liquid.
This Pinguicula roots little, it is not rare for it to detach from the root ball during transport.
