Mexican Butterwort (Pinguicula) care
General care guidelines
General care guidelines
Mexican Butterworts (Pinguicula spp) are fairly easy to grow if they can be provided bright light, pure water, and moderate temperatures.
Unique characteristics: Many have two types of leaves (heterophyllous), sticky summer leaves that trap insects and succulent winter leaves. The winter leaves readily root and produce new plants.
Watering: Rainwater, reverse osmosis (RO), distilled, or very low dissolved salts well or tap water. Keep media damp if leaves are in the summer/sticky phase.
Light: Bright light, e.g. south facing window or under LED lights.
Potting Media: sandy-peat moss, peat with perlite, etc.
Feeding: Species tend to catch bugs fairly well. Hand-feeding with dried bloodworms or small flakes of fish food also work.