|                    Blue butterwort, Blueflower butterwort
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                |                    Pinguicula caerulea  
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                |                    Lentibulariaceae 
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                 Landscape Uses:
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                 Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. | 
               
                Ecological Restoration Notes:  | 
               
              
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                | Availability: | 
               
              
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                 Grown by enthusiasts. | 
               
              
                | Description: | 
               
              
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                 Small herbaceous wildflower. | 
               
              
                | Height: | 
               
              
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                 About 1-2 inches in height; to 10 inches when in flower.  Taller than broad when in flower. | 
               
              
                | Growth Rate: | 
               
              
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                 Moderate. | 
               
              
                | Range: | 
               
              
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                 Southeastern United States south to Palm Beach and Collier counties. | 
               
              
                | Habitats: | 
               
              
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                 Wet pinelands. | 
               
              
                | Soils: | 
               
              
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                 Wet to moist, moderately well-drained acid sandy soils, without humus. | 
               
              
                | Nutritional Requirements: | 
               
              
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                 Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils. | 
               
              
                | Salt Water Tolerance: | 
               
              
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                 Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water. | 
               
              
                | Salt Wind Tolerance: | 
               
              
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                 Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. | 
               
              
                | Drought Tolerance: | 
               
              
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                 Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought. | 
               
              
                | Light Requirements: | 
               
              
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                 Full sun. | 
               
              
                | Flower Color: | 
               
              
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                 Blue. | 
               
              
                | Flower Characteristics: | 
               
              
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                 Semi-showy. | 
               
              
                | Flowering Season: | 
               
              
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                 Winter-spring. | 
               
              
                | Fruit: | 
               
              
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                 Inconspicuous capsule. | 
               
              
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                | Horticultural Notes: | 
               
              
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                | Comments: | 
               
              
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                 It is listed as threatened by the state of Florida. See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's  Flower Friday page.  | 
               
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                    James Johnson, 2014 In habitat, Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Florida Expand
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