Browning after flowering

[Sera08]

Hi all! My ping bloomed just a few weeks ago and put up a really lovely flower, but now it's been getting all these brown spots and edges. It's my first plant to flower too

 

[bluemax]

At a guess, I'd say it is possibly a problem at the soil level. Too wet, too dry or fluctuations of either. Have you made any larger changes to the plant's environment lately? Brighter lights or new soil, or ...?

 

[MemoNick]

How long have you had it? If it's the first flower I'm assuming not very long, this could just be an old plant.
It takes a lot of energy for a plant to flower. Sometimes these plants put out flowers as a last ditch effort before they lose their own life. Like bluemax said, it's probably an issue with their potting medium/water schedule. but, plants do have a life cycle, and they don't live forever.

If you're not able to get the browning to stop, I'd suggest you consider propigating the leaves to keep new pings in your collection.

 

[Sera08]

I've had it since last year's may I think, it just hadn't bloomed for some reason. I had repotted it into new soil about 2 months ago, but haven't made any other changes to its environment since. I water it with a tray, putting about 1cm of water in it whenever the tray dries out.

How would I go about propagating it? I've heard of leaf cuttings, but I'm not sure how I'd do so without damaging the plant.

 

[MemoNick]

You can't do it without damaging the plant, I'd do it if when you know the plant can't be saved. What did you transplant it into? It seems like this flower was from stress, the plant trying to make babies before it dies. Was it opening new leaves regularly before you transplanted?

 

[bluemax]

As for how to propagate your plant, you'll find a lot of good info here: Mexican Pinguicula Leaf Pullings | ICPS

 

[Sera08]

I transplanted it into a mix of peat moss and perlite, with a little vermiculite, I think. It was opening new leaves regularly, but they'd start yellowing really quickly.

Thanks for the info on propagating, looks like it'll be a last resort.

 

[MemoNick]

What are you using to water with?

 

[jeff 2]

what kind of species is it?
may be a substrate that is too acidic and overwatered.
what are your growing conditions?
note that even at the moment down in Mexico it is the dry season, the time when the plants are dormant

 

[Sera08]

I only use distilled water to water it.

It's a p. gigantea. As for the growing conditions, I keep it a small distance away from the grow light which I leave on for about 10-12 hours, it stays at about room temperature and I'm not too sure about the humidity. I'm in the UK, so it's generally a little humid, but it doesn't feel that humid where the plant is.

 

[jeff 2]

I don't think it's too serious.try to reduce watering,
keep their substrate just moist.try taking leaf cuttings, just in case.
here in FRANCE mine are dry in a room at just 10-12°C with good light but no direct sun,
mid May I would take them outside in the shade with watering every 15 days