PingsAreWeird

I've been growing carnivorous and other plants, indoors and out, since I was a kid growing up in Iowa. For most of that time, Pinguiculas (aka butterworts, aka pings, aka snot violets*) were not all that interesting to me, but in 2015 I got bitten by the bug. So there may be other carnivorous plants featured here (and maybe a few non-carnivores as well), but Pings are the main focus.

Pinguiculas grow mainly in the Americas and Eurasia. There are temperate Pinguiculas which go through an actual winter dormancy, warm temperate Pinguiculas which grow in areas with mild winters and have no dormancy, and tropical Pinguiculas which have no true dormancy but rather may grow in a more water-efficient form during their dry season. I mainly work with the "Mexican" species which also range into Guatemala.

*Okay, nobody calls them snot violets. But you should.