If the plant was inside a dome cup - 3 inc pot, the seller is from Gubler Orchids of Landers, CA. Gublers used to sell P. lutea but havenÂt seen that particular species sold for some time. But Gublers have been selling P. primuliflora & Mexican pings. One in particular I identified by its leaves and flower characteristics is P. x ÂPirouetteÂ. They seem to have decided to sell Mexican pings & I recently. I can even swear I saw them selling P. agnata and P. cyclosecta (I could hit myself for not buying them  they were gone!) These 2 plants do require different media to grow. P. primuliflora like their media very moist if not waterlogged. I grow them in a mixture of long-fiber sphagnum moss mixed with half of perlite to keep it from compacting. They like to grow in a media that is loose for their roots. Often in the wild they grow in very wet mats of sphagnum moss and are often submerged. P. primuliflora rosette is 4 inches in diameter, leaves long and yellow-green. Mexican ping & their hybrids, I grow them in a mixture of 1 part of each of silica sand, vermiculite, perlite, pumice or zeolite (volcanic rocks), and sphagnum peat moss. These plants often grow in shale like soil in the wild and grow in drier conditions. So I allow my Mexican pings media to dry out between watering. IÂm wouldnÂt be surprised you may have bought a Mexican ping and is most likely P. x ÂPirouette because this particular hybrid is dam easy to grow. So if you cant grow this one, do not try any other Mexican species or hybrids until you learn how. This plant rosette is usually 3 to 4 inches in diameter, leaves are arrow shape, slightly ruffled or wavy leaf edge, & succulent and usually light lemon green in color. But under bright light, the leaves will acquire a reddish ting. Hope this helps Cheers! P. x ÂPirouette P. x ÂPirouette Unknown Mexican ping P. primuliflora

Yes, it is because of the compact rosette and the shape of the leaves that is diamond shape, the first time I have seen this particular species was near Mexico City. Me, my cousin, and uncle were on our way to Mexico City, taking a freeway called Taluca up in the mountains. When we stopped to rest beside a cliff, I was surprised to see Pinguicula agnata growing up the cliff next to small barrel cactus and cactus pears. I recognized them by their white flowers as butterworts, with a yellow center and somewhat purple on the rims of the petals. I didnÂt expect to see carnivorous plants growing next to what I considered to be desert plants but then again the area is considered to be semi-tropical. The ones that had a reddish coloring and some seemed to have an orangish ting were the ones in direct sunlight and the soil they were growing on seemed to be somewhat dry but these plants were look they were growing just fine. I do remember that the air was moist and somewhat cool late in the morning. I picked a couple of them that were growing low and took them home with me, I tried recreating by putting them in a terrarium but eventually lost these plants. Here in the US, I got my hand on some agnates and again tried to recreate the way they grew and placed them under some bright lights to bring out the beautiful red ting, I lost them when they rotted inside the terrarium and I think it was due to lack air circulation. I have lost many CP due to my erroneous idea they can grow best in terrarium. I think the trick was that up in those mountains the air was quite cool and moist, so can tolerate the bright sun. My plan is this time I will grow them under bright light and out open in the air like the rest of my plants. Hopefully I will be lucky this time. But 1st I have to get my hands on some more P. agnata. The other species I have seen in Mexico is P. moranensis and another type I havenÂt been able to find reference at all. Sometimes I wonder if I may have stumbled onto a new unidentified species. If it is a new species, IÂll probably call it Pinguicula chuckyii. ;-)

Im dont grow that particular butterwort (mexican butterwort, tropical) but ive had that happen to both my P. agnata and my P. moranensis i just left it there to grow and when i repotted them i separated them, easily it was like they were 2 separate plants, it didnt even seem as if the mother plant was connected to the offset. i would wait untill it is at least the half the size or the size of the mother plant before separating, it doesn't mean you can clone it sorry, it means its been properly cared for and its propagating itself, cloning would be like taking leaf cuttings and creating a new plant, which i want to try this winter, leaf cuttings are best done when the plant has its dormant winter leaves, non carnivorous. I guess you could say your plant is cloning itself, idk, hope this helps

It says there is a password required... Melted Snow water sounds like a good plan, but the Brita won't work. Please, please, please read this link: http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq3370.html Ways that do not work 1)Letting water stand overnight in a pan or 2)Boil the water for a while 3)Use coffee or "Brita" style pour-through filters Ways that may work 1)Getting water right out of the tap (READ THE FAQ FIRST) 2)Collect rain water 3)Collect water from cooling units 4)Make and operate a solar still Ways that do work 1)Get and maintain distiller or reverse osmosis unit 2)Buy purified water This FAQ has instructions on how to save your plants, but please, please read the above bit on pure water: http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq2340.html http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq3360.html http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq3380.html Basically, Carnivorous plants grow in bogs that don't have the proper minerals in the soil to grow plants. That is the entire reason why they eat bugs, to get nitrogen. But as a HUGE caveat, that also means 99% of them can't survive seeing Nitrogen and other minerals near their roots, it gums up their workings and they (in a very plantlike fashion) choke to death. I was not intentionally being a snobby, elitist, "true CP growers use Distilled water" type -- tap water and Brita-water *will* kill your plants.