Common Butterwort

The common butterwort is a fascinating carnivorous perennial herb belonging to the Lentibulariaceae family. It features a rosette of yellowish-green, greasy-textured leaves that actively trap and digest small insects using sticky glandular secretions on their upper surface. In late spring to early summer, it produces delicate, violet or purple, funnel-shaped flowers borne on slender, upright scapes. Native to wet, nutrient-poor acidic habitats such as bogs, fens, and damp rocks across northern and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, this plant requires specialized growing conditions mirroring its boggy origins to thrive successfully in cultivation.