Pinguicula planifolia

[SubRosa]

The warm temperate Pinguicula of the SE US don't get nearly the amount of press as the Mexican variety, and that's really a shame. Imo a couple of these are the easiest CPs to grow on a windowsill. As long as they get some bright light, low mineral water and don't freeze, P. planifolia and P. primulaflora just grow. The thing that makes them easier than say, Drosera capensis is that if you keep them in a pot with drainage there's no way you're going to overwater. If you look closely at this pic, you'll see how the dew on the tentacles reflects white from the flash. The rest of the plant is under water. They're completely fine with this for extended periods:

 

[adnedarn]

Pretty cool looking plant! I've never been able to keep the USA Pings alive long term (much better at the Mexican Pings). I imagine I let them dry out too much. I did a bulk purchase from someone locally that decided they couldn't grow VFTs, and in the pots were some of said Pings. I keep on flooding the container they're in and it seems like they come and go even with that treatment, but they've been alive for like a year now so I guess that's progress. They don't look as cool as yours though.

 

[Rocketgirl]

I should try to submerge it, because, I tried high humidity and in a water tray, with not good results. It looked red and big in January getting morning sunlight.
It is in lfsm, plastic pot, temps 85Fday, 76F nights.

 

[SubRosa]

I should try to submerge it, because, I tried high humidity and in a water tray, with not good results. It looked red and big in January getting morning sunlight.
It is in lfsm, plastic pot, temps 85Fday, 76F nights.

I grow planifolia in plain sand in bowls with no drainage. I plant them low enough so when I fill the bowl with water the plants are partially submerged. Then I let it go until it's still wet but there's no standing water and repeat the process. I do the same for primulaflora, except I find it grows better in Sphagnum.

 

[adnedarn]

I think mine are primulaflora, I'll try taking them out of what he had them in and into undraind lfs. Maybe i'll come to like them more. Hah!

 

[SubRosa]

I think mine are primulaflora, I'll try taking them out of what he had them in and into undraind lfs. Maybe i'll come to like them more. Hah!

Or maybe not...when primulaflora is happy, it forms pups wherever a leaf tip touches the substrate. It's cool the first dozen times, but...

 

[bluemax]

I grow a mostly-green form of P. planifolia and it just grows among my other cp's under the lights in a water tray in peat/perlite mix. It seems more willing to reproduce by stolons than the red form I used to grow but I miss the wonderful deep-red color. Lovely plant, SubRosa.

 

[SubRosa]

I grow a mostly-green form of P. planifolia and it just grows among my other cp's under the lights in a water tray in peat/perlite mix. It seems more willing to reproduce by stolons than the red form I used to grow but I miss the wonderful deep-red color. Lovely plant, SubRosa.

I'd definitely be interested in a trade, as all of mine are the red form.

 

[Rocketgirl]

Or maybe not...when primulaflora is happy, it forms pups wherever a leaf tip touches the substrate. It's cool the first dozen times, but...

Ohhh!. So, I have a happy primulaflora!!.

 

[elgecko]

Looks good.
I tried primulaflora a few times years ago. Could never get them to live very long.

 

[DragonsEye]

Looks good.
I tried primulaflora a few times years ago. Could never get them to live very long.

Same here. I seem to have a much easier time with Mexican pings.