Pinguicula agnata 'True Blue' is a tropical species native to Mexico. It has green leaves, and a blue flower.
It has variable purple and white, fragrant flowers, and has glands on both the top and the bottom of the leaves. Sold as a single plant approximately US dime coin in diameter.
- Soil: 100% mineral media.
- Light: Shaded to full sun
- Water: Summer - Soil kept moist with high humidity 80%. Allow watering try to dry between waterings. Winter - keep in high humidity and stop watering when plant displays succulent phase. Light watering every two weeks.
- Dormancy: Winter succulent phase.>
These are not beginner plants. Please research and ask questions prior to buying. We are always here for support; even after the sale.
We have Carnivorous, Cactus, Succulent soil mixes in our Store, for your convenience.
Butterworts have sticky, glandular leaves to lure, trap, and digest insects in order to supplement the poor mineral nutrition they obtain from the environment. With their delicate colors, fragile rosettes, and bristle leaves Pinguicula species are not your classic image of carnivorous plants. Capable of killing insects with vividly colored leaves, differentiated into unique and sophisticated traps. A closer look, reveals that Pinguicula leaves are among the most efficient insect traps and that they exhibit movements, a rare trait, even among carnivorous plants. The amount of digestive fluids secreted is adjusted according to the size and struggles of the bug.
Dormancy: Mexican Pinguicula have a dry winter succulent phase with shorter compact leaves and a hot moist Summer phase with larger impressive leaves. Pinguicula have rather short roots. Be careful when removing old leaves. Browning of leaves is a natural progression and the plant may recover with new leaves; when conditions are favorable.
