Pinguicula: Tropical Butterworts

Pinguicula: Tropical Butterworts

Pinguicula, commonly called butterwort, has succulent-like, flat leaves coated with a very sticky substance to trap small insects such as gnats and fruit flies. Grows well as a houseplant on a sunny windowsill.

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Pinguicula agnata

It grows more slowly than other Mexican butterworts, but once it reaches flowering maturity, it quickly develops many leaves and multiple side shoots. But when it reaches flowering maturity, it takes off, producing lots of leaves and multiple side shoots...

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Pinguicula Alfred Lau #13

Alfred Lau was a botanist who studied and discovered many Mexican butterworts in the wild. This particular plant was one he found in the wild and remains unidentified. It might be a form of Pinguicula gigantea or a natural hybrid with it. It has large,...

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Pinguicula Aphrodite

This cultivar is a hybrid that produces long, narrow, succulent-like leaves that, under the right conditions, can reach up to 10 inches! It also features a delicate lavender flower whose beauty is unmatched. This plant grows vigorously for first-time...

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Pinguicula esseriana

This is one of several miniature butterworts that grow up to 3/4-inch. Like most Mexican butterworts, it will go dormant for 2-3 months in winter to cope with the dry season. When the rains return and daylight hours increase, it resumes normal growth...

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If you're familiar with N. Peter D'Amato, you'll appreciate this plant. It's a similar cross, but in reverse. Pitchers are maroon with a striped peristome. Lower pitchers are darkly colored and...

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Sarracenia Maroon

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Maroon is a cultivar of a naturally occurring hybrid of Sarracenia purpurea and S. rubra. Pitchers are quite red and stout. Adult pitchers are approximately 8-12 inches. GENERAL CAREType of Plant:...

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Drosera trayci

A fully grown Drosera tracyi is truly impressive. When conditions are right, it forms a dense clump with leaves nearly 20 inches long. While its leaves may not curl around insects like other sundews,...

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Dionaea B52 Flytrap

Dionaea B52 Flytrap

Dionaea B52 Flytrap

This is one of the first giant flytraps to enter cultivation. The typical adult Venus flytrap has traps about an inch long. However, giant cultivars, such as B52, often have traps that are at...

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Pinguicula agnata with flowers.

Pinguicula agnata

Pinguicula agnata

It grows more slowly than other Mexican butterworts, but once it reaches flowering maturity, it quickly develops many leaves and multiple side shoots. But when it reaches flowering maturity, it takes...

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Pinguicula Aphrodite

Pinguicula Aphrodite

Pinguicula Aphrodite

This cultivar is a hybrid that produces long, narrow, succulent-like leaves that, under the right conditions, can reach up to 10 inches! It also features a delicate lavender flower whose beauty is...

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Dionaea Dente Flytrap

Dionaea Dente Flytrap

Dionaea Dente Flytrap

Dente is a cultivated variety of the Venus Flytrap. It features short, triangular teeth. Its leaves tend to grow upright during the growing season. Because of its shorter teeth, it often captures...

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Sarracenia flava, Founder's

Sarracenia flava Founder's Plant

Sarracenia flava Founder's Plant

This early-season species is a very handsome plant. Its upright yellow-green pitchers feature the cutest curl at the tip of their hoods. It'll make you swoon! But it's the sweet nectar that makes...

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This sundew has long, thread-like leaves, which give this plant its common name, dewthread. Long, thin leaves slowly rise, standing tall and proud. Small drops of nectar glisten slightly, reflecting...

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