Crestate form Pinguicula esseriana

[Joseph Clemens]

Crestate form Pinguicula esseriana coming into bloom:

 

[Amaury_W]

Very, very nice Joseph, as usual!

 

[DerbyCityNeps]

thats wild! what exactly does it mean for a ping to be Crestate?
Alex

 

[Joseph Clemens]

The growing point meristem is stretched out in a line instead of being just a single point.

 

[Finch]

OOH ok see now. I have has some different plants like that. Always thought it was a bad thing... lol

 

[Ispahan]

Until recently, I had a plant of Pinguicula rectifolia with a crestate growth pattern. I thought it was the ugliest plant in my collection. I uprooted it and used all the leaves for propagation purposes. Good riddance.

I almost wonder if the apical meristem is mutated/mutilated in these crestate forms due to mite damage that takes place before it ever becomes apparent to us.

Cheers,
Corey