SEED - Pinguicula lusitanica - Warm Temperate Pale Butterwort - 15+ Per Packet

Pinguicula lusitanica, commonly known as the pale butterwort, is a small butterwort that grows wild in acidic peat bog areas along the western coastal areas from Scotland down to Morocco. It is an annual. 

Sowing instructions:

• Sow on top of growing media, either peat of sphagnum can be used.
• Ensure good airflow too prevent mould growing on the surface of the media.
• Keep pot in bright lights to full sun.
• If sowing after spring ensure the pot stays warm (like in the house) through Autumn and Winter to ensure you don't lose your seedling before they establish themselves as plants.
• Keep the pot standing in water at all times so the seed/seedling don't dry out.
• Harvested 2024.

If you need pots or sphagnum you can get them here:

Growing instructions for the adult plants can be found here:

Pictures are of the parent plants to show you what they can grow into. 

 *Please be careful when opening the wax paper as they are usually tiny and can be lost easily. Pro tip open over a piece of clean white paper on a flat surface in case any spill.