P. gypsicola

[flytraplady5]

Hey Folks,
It is August and my Gypsy is till in her winter hibernaculum. All the other pings in her grow tray are behaving nciely,i. e summer leaves, flowers and goo. Any suggestions?
Thanx and keep 'em plants growin'
Lois

 

[throckmoron]

My suggestion is pull it to another tray for less wetness until it has carnivorous leaves beginning. You don't want it too wet while succulent.

 

[Joseph Clemens]

Curiously, some of my Pinguicula gypsicola produce either leaf form throughout the year. In other words, when growing side-by-side some, genetically identical plants are producing winter leaves and some are producing summer leaves. This has been so since I began growing this species approximately 6 years ago. BTW it doesn't have a "dormancy", just two different leaf forms. I keep mine in trays of water under fluorescent lights on a 12 hour photoperiod year-round.

 

[pingman]

i have noticed pings can be a bit funny about winter leaves vs. summer leaves at times. I still have a few pings that are just starting to show the summer leaves and it's now August! And boy it's been a hot one so temps can't be the deciding factor. I thought it would the photoperiod that triggers this, but maybe not?
Peter

 

[jimscott]

This topic may be useful:

Sleepy Gypsicola

 

[flytraplady5]

Thanx guys for all the advice.
Joseph, could you please tell me what soil mix you use?
Thanx and keep 'em plants growin'
Lois

 

[Joseph Clemens]

Certainly.

For Pinguicula gypsicola I find that the important thing is to put a 1/4 - 1/2 inch top layer of 1 part fine silica sand and 1 part CaribSea "Aragonite", which is like coral sand. Another thing that helps is to lightly dust the planting hole with dried insects, ground to a powder.