Pinguicula agnata (commonly known as a Butterwort) is a popular kitchen window plant because it traps fruit flies and gnats. To supplement poor environment nutrition, the leaves make sticky droplets that catch and digest bugs via a series of glandular structures. As a trapped insect struggles, it triggers more glands and becomes encased in the sticky droplets. Once digestion begins, the leaves absorb the nutrients through small holes, leaving only the bug’s exoskeleton on the leaf surface. See size information below.
Pinguicula agnata ‘True Blue’
$20.00 – $38.00
Rated 4.95 out of 5 based on 78 customer ratings
(78 customer reviews)
SKU: N/A
Categories: Butterworts (Pinguicula), Carnivorous Plants For Beginners, Cultivars & Varieties, Species, Tropical Butterworts
Tags: agnata, butterwort, carnivorous plant, mexican butterwort, pinguicula, true blue
Brand: Curious Plant
Brand: Curious Plant
Description
Size and packing method: You will receive a bare root plant carefully wrapped in a damp paper towel. Small plants are about 1 inch in diameter and large plants are about 3 inches in diameter. If selecting with soil mix, you will receive a little over one cup of our prepackaged Mexican Butterwort Potting Mix in addition to the bare root plant. This quantity of soil is roughly enough to fill one 2.5 x 2.5 x 3.5 inch square pot.
Growing requirements
Mature size: 3-4 in. in diameter
Light: Partial to full sun or grow light equivalent
Soil: Mexican Butterwort Potting Mix or coarse sand and perlite
Feeding: Feed bugs, dried bloodworms, fish food, or diluted foliar fertilizer such as Maxsea every 2-3 weeks
Humidity: 50-80%
Water: Keep soil consistently damp but not wet, provide water that is low in salts and minerals such as rain or distilled water
Temperature: 55-90°F
Dormancy: Leaves shrink somewhat in winter but usually remain carnivorous
Planting and adjustment instructions will be included with your shipment.
78 reviews for Pinguicula agnata ‘True Blue’
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Anonymous (verified owner) –
Healthy
Lisa (verified owner) –
Very happy and fresh plant. Has a good size to it too. I am confident that once it settles in, it will be a great catcher of bugs.
Susan H. (verified owner) –
Joua (verified owner) –
Packaged well, great directions and beautiful specimen!
Marii (verified owner) –
Received a carefully packaged generous size plant. Look forward to watching it nature and bloom.
Bellina (verified owner) –
Rickey Anderson (verified owner) –
Gorgeous I can’t wait to see the bloom on this one.
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