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Lentibulariaceae
Bog Violet
Pinguicula vulgaris
Hidden strength.
- Family
- Lentibulariaceae
- Genus
- Pinguicula
- Native to
- Europe, North America, Northern Asia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- carnivorous perennial
- Height
- 0.2-0.5 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- wet, alkaline, boggy
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Bog violet is a carnivorous plant that traps insects on its sticky, glistening leaves.
- In Scandinavia, its leaves were traditionally used to curdle milk for making a fermented dairy product called filmjolk.
- The plant produces a mucilage that dissolves insect prey, absorbing nutrients through its leaf surface.
- It forms a winter resting bud called a hibernaculum to survive freezing temperatures.
- Despite being carnivorous, it still photosynthesizes and only supplements its diet with insects for nitrogen.
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