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Mexican and tropical species have done best for me in equal parts sand, perlite, and lava rock and/ or pumice, plus one part peat. Some growers add dolomite or gypsum to this; I have not found it necessary, although some gypsum helps with P. gypsicola. Some Mexican butterworts are also quite happy in looser, more airy soils. At California Carnivores we have some P. moranensis, P. laueana, and hybrids like P. ‘Sethos’ and ‘Weser’ thriving among our tropical Nepenthes pitcher plants in soils of long-fibered sphagnum, orchid bark, perlite, and tree-fern fiber.

AlienGreenSoul wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 10:32 am Just beginning to get into growing carnivores my first plant is going to be the Mexican Butterwort my question is on soil mix I was going to make up a mixture of 1 part perlite 1 part coarse sand my question is could I use coco coir in place of peat moss or if I should just go with the 1 part peat moss and also should I mix in 1 part vermiculite thanks for your time