Mexican Butterwort
5.0 out of 5 (2 experiences)
Survivor
Large, lush leaves
Taxonomy
Pinguicula esseriana
Pinguicula
Lentibulariaceae
Lamiales
How to care for Mexican Butterwort
How often to water your Mexican Butterwort
every 7
Mexican Butterwort needs 0.5 cups of water every 7 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
7
Finding light for Mexican Butterwort in your home
a window
Mexican Butterwort love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Mexican Butterwort does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Mexican Butterwort in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Mexican Butterwort
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Mexican Butterwort after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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On December 12th, 2025, I separated and repotted ALL of my pings! I ended up with a ton of fallen leaves and about 4 new pings! Yay! I put all of the fallen leaves on top of some sphagnum peat moss and LOOOOOKKK!!! Little babies are starting to grow!!!!! I’m so excited! I’m hoping I can sell these but I’m not exactly sure how to do that just yet. But I’ll definitely be keeping some as well. If you look close you can see little nubs forming! I’m so excited! This is my first time propagating from leaf pulling! Eeeeeeeeeeee! 😆 #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PropagationStation #PlantTherapy #GrowLights #BeforeAndAfter #PestControl #PlantLove #FloweringPlants #TropicalPlants #BuyandSell #CarniverousPlants #ThanksForPhotosynthesis #LowMaintenance #QuickGrowingPlants #Pinguicula #pings #boggarden #BogPlants #Bog #LeafPorn #LeafPulling #LeafPullings
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Why are the petals drying? So I got this plant in the mail the other day and it’s meant to be a Christmas present, but I just noticed the petals are getting soft and some are getting crispy. It’s still in the soil it was mailed in, I don’t know much about plants so I’m worried they won’t survive to Christmas😭😭any help is appreciated.
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Butterwort ID Hi everyone! I’m a new plant parent and would love some help properly ID’ing this butterwort :) The only info I have is that it was grown in Florida. I have it listed as a common butterwort, but I’m not 100% sure about it. Here’s my little guy Oscar #CarnivorousPlants
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Please!!what’s happening to my pinguicula plant 😔? I noticed the tip of the leaves started to form some dark areas and shriveling up in those same areas and there’s also a brown bruise on one of the leaves and idk why, there’s only 4 affected leaves but if anyone has dealt with this before or knows what it is and how to fix it please help me idk if it’s an issue with too much or too little humidity or watering or something else, I included pictures I know one of the leaves has sunburn but that was a from a completely different time and not related to what’s happening right now and what I want to focus on so please ignore that leaf as the plant is in lower lighting conditions now
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All of my pinguicula are getting so big! Might have to repot soon. Two of them are still blooming like crazy! I love them so much! #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #GrowLights #BeforeAndAfter #PlantLove #TropicalPlants #ThanksForPhotosynthesis #QuickGrowingPlants #Pinguicula #Butterwort
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Please help!! How do I increase humidity? does anyone have recommendations/alternatives on how to increase humidity for my pinguicula plant or if there’s any humidifiers you recommend that won’t give out easily and lasts long 😔? I had a humidifier for my pinguicula but it stopped working just today and it hasn’t even been a year of having it granted it was nothing special just something small but still a bummer…
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Best substrate for a Ping? My little pinguicula is doing better than my last one. However, I don't think she's living her best life this way. What's the best type of medium for her? Soil? Perlite? I lost my last one, because I didn't understand they need to be kept in swamp-like levels of moisture. I'm determined to do it right this time? Any advice? Thanks in advance! #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantaddict #carnivorousplants #pinguicula #butterwort
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What happened to this #Pinguicula Good morning aaaaaaand wtf. 😝 I was going to pull some babies off of this ping and it fell apart. I have well over fifteen separate plants! This #ping had flowered like crazy about six months ago and now I see… maybe it started dividing at that point? Everyone has little roots and I’ll split them up to see what happens. But literally it was like the whole plant popped off! What the hell?!! #CarnivorousPlants #CarnivorousClub #carnies
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Help with propping a #Pinguicula Hi all! So this #ping #CarnivorousPlants has grown like crazy since I got it a while ago. Now it has these vines with roots coming off. I want to separate them and make new baby pings in new pots but I wanted to make sure that I have the right idea. This thing is crazy - it started out as one plant, then over time filled up the pot, bloomed about 1000 times, and now looks like a ton of smaller plants. Can I safely pull those strands apart and try to root them? What should I do? It’s in nutrient-free carnie mix and sits in a tray of distilled water. 🌱☀️❤️🦟🦟🦟
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Went to a reptile expo yesterday and bought my first ever pinguicula! Each one is different! Anyone have any advice, suggestions, what the different types mean, or any info on these cute carnivorous plants? It never hurts to know more :) #Pinguicula #ping #pings #pinguiculas #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #PlantTherapy #GrowLights #PlantID #PlantLove #WeirdPlants #FloweringPlants #PlantHaul #TropicalPlants #boggarden #BogPlants #WhatPlantIsThis #ThanksForPhotosynthesis #CarniverousPlants
Care Summary for Mexican Butterwort
Mexican Butterwort
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 7 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Survivor 1
Large, lush leaves 1
11/20/2021
I love this little guy! I got it to help catch fungus gnats and man does it do it’s job well! Like all carnivorous plants, a warm and humid environment, loose/moist soil and distilled water are essential to keeping it happy and healthy. They benefit from bottom watering- I keep mine in a plastic pot in a tray of water and top it off every 3-4 days to make sure the soil is continuously moist.
Large, lush leaves