Butterwort (Pinguicula x Weser)

• Latin name: Pinguicula x Weser
• Danish names: Vibefedt
  
• English names: Ping, butterwort
  

Pinguicula x Weser is another beautiful and easy hybrid between the species Pinguicula ehlersiae and Pinguicula moranensis. This is arguably the most common butterwort in the hobby, and for good reason. It is very beautiful and incredibly easy to care for, making it an excellent beginner plant. It differs from, for example, Pinguicula x Tina, by having slightly smaller leaves; however, these leaves can take on a beautiful reddish/bronze-like color under strong light. The flowers are large and purple.

Butterworts are a fun group of carnivorous plants that form sticky leaves upon which small insects land and get stuck. There is actually a single butterwort species found in Denmark, namely Pinguicula vulgaris. Like many other carnivorous plants, butterworts do not tolerate fertilizer in the soil and cannot tolerate lime in the water. Furthermore, they must be kept very moist (the soil must not dry out). This is most easily done by placing them in a saucer with water in it at all times.

- REMEMBER the right soil: Carnivorous plant soil.

- Also read about general care of carnivorous plants.

Note: The images are intended as examples of the plant and do not necessarily represent the exact plant being purchased.