Pinguicula gypsicola

[fredg]

I do like the way this little Pinguicula pretends to be a Drosera at this time of year.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7-GCikjyMQAB0733wJ8-WjVf2zPGCeui9_OMZF8TUadi43a76qsRgy7_i-kVtM3zsChPqGooB-2QuZAWsMi983x6Rzt3mxeUrwANzdRo9Xg0X5vJRw1Wneqx0bLUMu8hQ4EHrOLX8A=w2400

 

[Grey Moss]

Yeah, the long-leafed pinguicula are very cool. They almost look a bit like an octopus with the way their leaves arch up.

 

[Huntsmanshorn]

Do you grow those in your greenhouse all year long or do you have some other set up?

 

[fredg]

This one is year long in the greenhouse

 

[DragonsEye]

Very nice, Fred! Have yet to try that one. Tis amazing just how dewy that one is.

 

[Mobious]

I do like the way this little Pinguicula pretends to be a Drosera at this time of year.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7-GCikjyMQAB0733wJ8-WjVf2zPGCeui9_OMZF8TUadi43a76qsRgy7_i-kVtM3zsChPqGooB-2QuZAWsMi983x6Rzt3mxeUrwANzdRo9Xg0X5vJRw1Wneqx0bLUMu8hQ4EHrOLX8A=w2400

Very cool, where do you find seeds for stuff like that?

 

[Grey Moss]

Mexican pinguicula are rarely propagated by seed. You'd have more luck finding someone who would send you leaf pullings. For Mexican pinguicula leaf cuttings are the fastest and more reliable way to get more plants.

 

[jimscott]

...and for some reason, my oldest plants are going dormant...

 

[Bob Beer]

Mexican pinguicula are rarely propagated by seed. You'd have more luck finding someone who would send you leaf pullings. For Mexican pinguicula leaf cuttings are the fastest and more reliable way to get more plants.

It’s true, and I think that should change to be honest. We grow a “laueana ‘Sierra Mixe’” for instance, as if that is the sole representative of P. laueana from that location. Since they rarely self pollinate, we end up with genetically static populations, and a people who are (mostly) concerned with the survival of these plants, that is not an ideal situation. I would like to see more seed growing of locale material, and more diversity.


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[DragonsEye]

...and for some reason, my oldest plants are going dormant...

Perhaps being old, they need a nap?