Pinguicula grandiflora aka Large Flowered Butterwort

Pinguicula grandiflora, also known as the large-flowered butterwort, is a temperate insectivorous plant belonging to the Lentibulariaceae family. This species stands out with its notably larger flowers compared to others in the genus. Native to parts of Europe, including France, Ireland, Spain, and Switzerland, it has also been introduced in certain areas of England, Wales, and Czechoslovakia. The plant forms rosettes of sticky, pale green leaves and produces dark blue, trumpet-shaped flowers with pale throats and widely spreading lobes on slender stems during the summer. Pinguicula grandiflora has two known subspecies, namely Pinguicula grandiflora subsp. grandiflora and Pinguicula grandiflora subsp. rosea (Mutel) Casper. While Pinguicula vulgaris is widespread in North America, Europe, and Asia, and Pinguicula macroceras is found in Japan, eastern Russia, and western North America, Pinguicula grandiflora thrives in Europe and prefers acidic soils.