Pinguicula emarginata × hemiepiphytica – Jewel-Toned Hybrid Butterwort 💎🌸

🌱🌱 Intermediate "A little picky - but worth it"

Meet Pinguicula emarginata × hemiepiphytica — a stunning hybrid butterwort that blends the best traits of its Mexican lineage into one irresistibly elegant carnivorous plant. This beauty forms a compact, glossy rosette with softly scalloped leaves that shimmer under bright light. Each leaf is lightly sticky, quietly trapping fungus gnats and other tiny pests while looking more like a boutique succulent than a carnivore.

When in bloom, it truly steals the show. Slender flower stalks rise above the rosette, producing delicate yet vibrant flowers with refined shape and color that feel almost hand-painted. It’s graceful, functional, and surprisingly easy to grow — perfect for beginners who want something special and collectors who appreciate refined hybrids.

Pretty first. Carnivorous second. Absolutely addictive.

Reminder to Order a Heat Pack if Cold
Cold weather shipping reminder ❄️
If temperatures in your area drop below 40°F, we strongly recommend adding a heat pack to your order so your Pinguicula arrives healthy, hydrated, and stress-free.

👉  Growers Choice.  Plants are shipped bare root.  Plants may turn green during shipment due to low light conditions.  Provide bright light once acclimated to create more color.

Water:
• Use ONLY distilled, rain, or reverse osmosis water
• Keep soil lightly moist during active growth
• Reduce watering during winter succulent phase

Feeding:
• Catches its own tiny insects
• No fertilizer needed
• Optional occasional dried insects indoors

• Mexican Pinguicula soil mix
• Typically peat, sand, pumice, or perlite
🚫 No fertilizer soil or standard potting mix

This Pinguicula hybrid is adaptable and resilient when given proper light and water. It tolerates indoor environments well and transitions smoothly between seasonal growth phases. Not frost-hardy — protect from cold.

Dormancy:

Growing Zones (unless Indoors):

Native Area:

Hybrid cultivar (Mexican Pinguicula lineage)

• Leaf pullings
• Division
• Offsets
(Reliable and rewarding)

• Indoors

• Do you offer free shipping?
• Wild Wonders Oasis will run free shipping offers once orders have reached a certain threshold. You can find this information on the Product Pages, Cart Page, and Checkout Page.
  
  Shipping costs are calculated at checkout based on your order, location, selected carrier, and shipping speed. Basically, the plants need a safe little travel plan, and unfortunately the postal goblins do require payment. 📦🌿
  
  We do our best to offer available shipping options at checkout so you can choose what works best for you.
• Do you offer express shipping?
• Yes — express shipping options may be available at checkout.
  
  At checkout, you’ll see a variety of postal carriers and shipping speeds to choose from, depending on your location and the items in your order. Pick the option that works best for you and your leafy little travel companions. 🌿
  
  Please note that shipping speeds begin once the carrier receives the package — not while your plant is still being lovingly packed like the tiny botanical celebrity it is.