Pinguicula primuliflora Rose (Shipped Bare-Root)
Pinguicula primuliflora Rose (Shipped Bare-Root)
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Pinguicula primuliflora Rose
primuliflora is not a Mexican butterwort, it is a native of the southeastern United States, found in wet peat and sphagnum along streams and pond edges from the Florida panhandle into Mississippi. The Rose form gets its name from the pinkish violet flowers with a white center and a yellow throat, closer to a wild primrose than the showier blooms you see on the Mexican species, which is actually where the species name comes from.
What makes primuliflora fun to grow is how it propagates. Little plantlets form right at the tips of the older leaves, and once the parent leaf breaks down the plantlet already has roots and is ready to grow on its own. It is one of the easiest carnivorous plants to multiply without doing anything yourself.
Unlike the Mexican Pinguicula I sell, this species does not want to dry out. It comes from boggy ground and is happiest sitting in a tray of water full time, more like a Sarracenia or a sundew than a typical butterwort.
Care at a glance
| Light | Bright but filtered. Hot afternoon sun can scorch the leaves. |
| Water | Distilled, rain, or RO only. Keep the tray full, never let it dry out. |
| Soil | Peat and perlite, like a Sarracenia or sundew mix. |
| Temp | Wider range than the Mexican species. Protect from hard frost. |
| Winter | No succulent phase. Stays in leaf, growth just slows. |
| Humidity | Adaptable with wet soil. No terrarium needed. |
What to expect
Your plant ships bare root in a small plastic cup, usually 2 or 4 ounces. That cup is just its travel case, so plan to pot it up when it arrives.
Pot it in a peat and perlite mix and set it in a full water tray right away. Unlike the Mexican butterworts, this one should never dry out, even while it settles in.
