Pinguicula Mexican Butterwort – Live Carnivorous Plant, Fungus Gnat Catcher

Pinguicula Mexican Butterwort – Live Carnivorous Plant, Fungus Gnat Catcher

Add a fascinating, low-maintenance carnivorous plant to your collection with this Mexican Butterwort (Pinguicula moranensis or a closely related hybrid). Its soft, fleshy leaves produce a sticky coating that traps small insects such as fungus gnats and fruit flies. Mature plants can produce beautiful violet flowers, making this plant both functional and ornamental. Unlike Venus flytraps, Butterworts catch insects passively without moving traps or requiring hand-feeding. Each plant arrives rooted in a small growing-medium plug, along with a printed care guide. Pots and additional growing medium are not included.

You will receive:

• ✔️ 1 live Mexican Butterwort (Pinguicula), approximately the diameter of a US quarter

• ✔️ One rooted plant in a small growing-medium plug

• ✔️ Roots wrapped in a damp paper towel for transit

• ✔️ Printed care guide covering light, water, soil, containers, and seasonal growth

• ✔️ Carefully packed plant for shipping

🌼 Growing Information

• Botanical Name: Pinguicula moranensis or a closely related hybrid

• Common Name: Mexican Butterwort

• Plant Type: Carnivorous perennial

• Growth Habit: Compact rosette with soft, sticky leaves

• Foliage: Pale green, fleshy insect-trapping leaves

• Flower Color: Violet or purple, depending on the variety

• Sunlight: Bright, indirect light to partial sun

• Watering: Tray method; keep the growing medium appropriately moist

• Water Type: Low-mineral water, such as distilled, reverse-osmosis, or rainwater, is preferred

• Growing Medium: Pure peat moss, a 50/50 peat-perlite mix, or long-fiber sphagnum moss

• Feeding: No additional feeding required

• Growing Location: Bright windowsill or indoor growing setup

• Propagation: Offsets and division, depending on growth

• Plant Form: 1 live rooted starter plant

• Pot Included: No; pot and additional growing medium are not included

💡 Care Tip

Place your Butterwort in bright, indirect light and water from below using a shallow tray. Avoid misting the leaves, as this can wash away their sticky insect-catching coating and increase the risk of crown rot. Never use standard potting soil or regular fertilizer. Mexican Butterworts may develop smaller, thicker leaves during their seasonal succulent phase; this is a normal part of their growth cycle.