Pinguicula (aka butterworts)

[RandomGemini]

That's what I've found too when looking for them online. They're very popular.

[RosieC]

I'm still trying to get hold of some more. At least the one I have is still doing well, though we have far less gnats around this year so I'm worried if it's caught enough to satisfy it.

[vjo]

What do you feed them if there is no gnats?...Jean

[LeeB]

Has anyone tried repotting one of these? My P. Aphrodite seems to be rapidly outgrowing it's pot. What should it be growing in? Can it be divided? The blossoms are adorable & very long lasting. Thanks.

[Paul]

Originally Posted by vjo

What do you feed them if there is no gnats?...Jean

Feeding isn't essential, Jean. They do undergo photosynthesis just like any other green plant and thus manufacture their own food. Insect prey simply helps to make up for nutritional deficiencies and thus can lead to more robust growth.

That said, I do know of cp hobbyists who will use a very very dilute foliar fertilizer on some of their cps. HOWEVER, I do not know if they have done so with pings or just with the tougher leaved plants like Nepenthes, nor have I ever tried it myself. One can feed both pings and dros. with ground up dried bloodworms lightly dusted/sprinkled across some of the leaves. (Dehydrated bloodworms are commonly sold in petstores as fish food.)

Originally Posted by LeeB

Has anyone tried repotting one of these? My P. Aphrodite seems to be rapidly outgrowing it's pot. What should it be growing in?

Media: 50/50 mix of peat or ground up coir and very coarse non-calcareous sand works well.

Originally Posted by LeeB

Can it be divided?

Certainly

[ronaldhanko]

Very nice info and pictures, Paul.

[Paul]

Originally Posted by ronaldhanko

Very nice info and pictures, Paul.

[orchidsarefun]

is it required that they be watered with distilled, rain or RO water ? If I use tap water in a dish and stand the pots in that, would it be OK ?

[RandomGemini]

You have to use distilled or RO water. They can't handle tap water. If you want, you can set a couple of bottles outside and collect some rain water for them, that would also work. Tap water is too high in mineral content and will over fertilize them and burn the roots. These plants grow in nutrient poor soils in the wild, which is how they evolved to eat bugs.

[Paul]

Originally Posted by RandomGemini

Tap water is too high in mineral content and will over fertilize them and burn the roots.

Not to mention tap water in many area contains chlorine and/or fluoride which is also harmful to cps.