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Butterwort (Pinguicula primuliflora) Care: Windowsill and Outdoor Tips

2 butterworts

2 butterworts

Question

The website's butterwort caresheet link is broken. General tips for Pinguicula primuliflora on a low-light windowsill? Plants have been there two weeks and look unchanged.

Answer

The plants appear to be P. primuliflora and look healthy. Current care is fine: keep damp but not excessively wet—prone to rot. This species is zone 8 hardy, surviving low 20s °F. Best in large pots (moderates moisture) with standard CP mix (equal peat and perlite/sand). Can grow on a windowsill; if moved outside, provide shade.

Under ideal conditions, this species can be short-lived. Best results in large containers (whiskey barrels, mini-bogs) partially shaded by Sarracenia. Small pots lead to rot.

Good Growing!
Jeff Dallas
Sarracenia Northwest
https://www.cobraplant.com

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