How to Care for Butterwort Plants

Like the Venus flytrap, the butterwort is a carnivorous plant -- it preys on small insects for nutrients. While they do always feed year-round, they must be able to procure food for themselves. This, combined with their special needs regarding soil, sunlight and water, places a burden of responsibility on you to take proper care of your butterworts. If you don't, they may be subject to rot, wilting and death.

Potting mixture (varies)
Pot
Window space
Insects (varies, optional)
Water

Instructions

- 1
  Plant your butterworts in a mix of moss and sand. For example, you may plant them in a mix of one part peat moss, one part vermiculite and three parts perlite.
- 2
  Place your potted plants in a window where they will get the morning sunlight directly. The hot afternoon sun may be harmful, but your butterworts depend on several hours of morning sunlight per day for growth.
- 3
  Keep the temperature around your plants between 60 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit; butterworts can flourish in a wide range of temperatures.
- 4
  Feed your plant if it grows in a terrarium. Out in the open, they do not need to be fed, as they seldom feed on live prey. In an enclosed space, though, you may introduce small insects on which they can prey, like fruit flies.
- 5
  Water your butterworts enough to prevent the soil from drying out.

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