Selfing mexican ping sp.

[CP2k]

Has anyone produced viable seeds by selfing mexican ping species? Does anyone know if P.sharpii is able to self seed? This one resembles P.lusitanica found in Europe.

Personally, I have tried selfing gypsicola and cyclosecta with no luck.

 

[epbb]

I had seeds from selfing of the following species this year :

Pinguicula heterophylla
Pinguicula debbertiana
Pinguicula potosiensis

 

[Joseph Clemens]

Of the Mexican Pings, so far I have obtained viable seed by selfing: P. gigantea and P. moranensis x ehlersiae

 

[CP2k]

Hi Eric,

Were the seeds viable?

Hi Joseph,

I will have to try this with my gigantea once it makes another flower.

 

[BjørnNorman]

Hi,
off topic, sorry
I have a Pinguicula gigantea 'alba' X moctezumae and a Pinguicula moranensis 'Ayautla' about to flower at the same time, could I cross them and they will make viable seeds or is it like the Drosera genara that you can't cross a hybrid with others hybrid or species
regards Bjørn

 

[CP2k]

You can cross them, but I am unsure if viable seeds will be produced. Sometimes it does not work.

 

[Vic Brown]

I've tried a few complex crosses, like that which Bjorn is proposing, they have all been successful so far. For example, I noticed P. gigantea x (laueana x emarginata) sprouting today

(two of the same species in the mix). Give it a go.

I unintentionally selfed P. moctezumae once (it was supposed to be a hybrid with cyclosecta&#33

. The seed had high viability and grew into lots of healthy plants, which look just like their Mum!

Vic

 

[epbb]

I don't know yet if these seeds are viable or not. This is this year's seeds. All past seeds went to in-vitro in Australia and give birth to many new plants clearly identified.

 

[CP2k]

Maybe only some sp. produce viable seeds when selfed. I will have to try it out.