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Pinguicula gigantea (A.L. #3)

Joseph Clemens

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Here is a recent photograph of one of my Pinguicula gigantea (A.L. #3). Original plant obtained from Ed Read.

Not only have I produced copious quantities of vegetative propagations of this plant, but I have successfully self-pollinated it and am growing out quite a few seedlings which are quickly approaching adult size.

<span style='color:violet'>Question: Several seedlings appear to be lacking trapping glands on the underside of their leaves (i.e. segregating for this trait)? What are your thoughts on this?</span>

Pot: White plastic, 3 inch (7.5 cm) square x 4 inch (10 cm) tall

Media: 5 parts pumice to 1 part granulated peat moss.

Water: Year-round, 1/2 - 1 inch (1.2 - 2.5 cm) in plastic tray.

Light: Year-round, 15 hours/day of "cool white" fluorescent lamps.

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<span style='color:blue'>What do yours look like and how do you grow them?</span>
 
Hello,

Sorry I can't answer you questions, but I hope you can answer this for me: I have one of these pings, what does A.L. 3 stand for anyway?

Thanx, L.A. Traphole
 
A.L. #3 stands for A. Lau. a man named Ed.Read collected them from Lau's garden. there were several "forms", so he labeled them with numbers for reference. Lau has a wall in with mexican pings growing all over it, including P. gigantea.

Mr. Read has a website floating around somewhere....
 
THERE WE GO! you can see his pics of the ping wall of death.

thanks, Emesis.
 
Thanks for the info PAK. Thanks a bunch Emesis, that website is fantastic, just what I was looking for. Sincerely, LA Traphole
 
Where the heck can you get pumice in the Midwest(w/o ordering via mail and paying twice the shipping that the pumice costs)?
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Joe
 
Ditto what Joe said except insert SE instead of Mid-West
 
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Joe,

Nebraska is (was) covered with pumice. See
http://www.geocities.com/jswortham/ashfall.html
which states:
[b said:
Quote[/b] ] Ashfall remains one of the Nation's best kept secrets. This is a Nebraska State resource of which they are justifiably proud. The best part is that it is free and just a short drive away from the interstates that offer so little to those passing through.
also
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nefronti/whowhofc.html
states:
[b said:
Quote[/b] ]Frontier does contain the largest silica or pumice deposits in the United States
 
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I imagine the Midwest has OSH, and OSH carries pumice.
 
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