Early Butterwort

$9.95

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Ease to Grow: Moderate to Difficult
Dormancy: No
Native Range: Savannas of the Southeast Coastal Plain, N. America
Zones: 7-9 (6-11)

The Early or Primrose Butterwort, Pinguicula primuliflora is a temperate, perennial butterwort with striking purple flowers. Its broad and numerous leaves are slightly curled along the margins and rounded at the tips. The leaves are shiny from all the digestive glands. They roll slightly inward and digest the prey where it has landed. It can be a large butterwort, about 3-6" across with a rosette of sticky leaves. It readily clumps from the numerous plants that come from leaf tips and decaying mature leaves. It prefers constantly damp, sandy peat soils, and benefits from being submerged for days or a few weeks at a time in cultivation. It is often associated with P. planifolia or P. ionantha, but not P. lutea, P. caerulea or P. pumila which favor somewhat drier habitats. They benefit from the dappled light provided by growing among grasses and other plants. It flowers prolifically, nearly year round, with a quiet spell in February. The numerous flowers are pale violet with a touch of pink. They are quite striking in a group. It does not form a winter bud. It is prolific and a delight to have in the collection, indoors or out.

Plants are shipped bare-root, wrapped in damp sphagnum moss. Transplanting is a challenge. Use a humidity dome, and initially saturated soil. Photographs are representative of species, and not the specific plant shipped.

Height: 1" - 3+"
Plant Type: Perennial, Warm Temperate
Soil: Long-fiber Sphagnum or All-purpose Mix
Light: Bright to partial bright indoors, full to bright open shade outdoors
Use: Grows well in the protected bog garden in summer, greenhouse and indoors. It is an excellent terrarium plant. Flowers frequently.

Nice plant !

Nice plants from seller always !

Arrived well!

This one arrived, and hasn't been mad at me yet. I've had it for a few weeks, and it isn't dying, and it's even growing a new leaf. This is my second Butterwort and it is doing amazing in the small pot, and loosely placed sphagnum moss I used! It arrived in perfect condition! After what I hear from other buyers I was expecting a plant that would die on arrival😀 long story short, this is a wonderful plant, and thank you!

arrived great and then instantly mad at me

Firstly, there was no difference in size of the plant between a small and a medium butterwort. The only visible difference was the size of the media plug. They arrived in great condition and super wet. I tried to keep them wet and boggy but literally as soon as I moved them to their new home, they started to die. I don't know what I did wrong but they're both dead as doornails. It's not for lack of fungus gnats!

Great service / fast response

I finally got my butterwort!!! I ordered it on June 1st. I did wait till June 23rd till I reached out and told them about how usps had the package in limbo? They reached out the next day and got a new plant baby shipped out right away . I thank you Guys so much for your quick handle in this situation and hopefully little guy makes it!

Never got the package

Was really looking forward to my new plant

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