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.
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.
Krystal (verified owner) –
The Pings from Curious Plant were some of the nicest I’ve ever seen. These plants are notoriously difficult to ship safely, but these folks have done it! I was dumbfounded. The plant is doing great and I even have some babies from leaf pullings already! Thank you!
Vincent ray (verified owner) –
Margaret G. (verified owner) –
Nice size and arrived in excellent condition.
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Rishi R. (verified owner) –
many leaves got crushed and separated in shipping. though the plant seems to be stable a few days in now.
curiousplant (store manager) –
Thank you for the feedback Rishi and sorry to hear your P. agnata ‘True Blue’ arrived damaged :( Please let us know if it has set the plant back at all or is having a negative impact on growth as we would be happy to work with you on a replacement!
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Joseph A. (verified owner) –
I’ve had my Ping for one week and she’s eating the gnats already with new growth!
Danny H. (verified owner) –
So cool looking! Love it.
Joshua H. (verified owner) –
Plants were larger than expected. I ordered other pings from 2 other sites and these were by far the largest and healthiest! Will definitely be ordering from here again. Thanks