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Pinguicula ionantha

Joseph Clemens

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<span style='font-size:11pt;line-height:100%'>Here is a pot of Pinguicula ionantha in bloom. These I will soon pollinate.



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And a group of Pinguicula ionantha plantlets growing together in a tray:</span>

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Interjection: No Pinguicula pollen is visible in these photos. The yellow visible is strictly part of the corolla.

The dark specks peppering the leaves is a dusting of powdered freeze-dried mosquito larvae (plant food).
 
Very nice ionantha:) My G.sp.giant violacea is growing 2 flower stalks:)
 
Very nice! My ionantha flowers this time of year as well. It seems a photoperiod of less than 12.5 hours a day might trigger it to flower, but only in the Fall. While I'm on the subject, my primuliflora sent up a stalk at the same time earlier this month
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Joseph, what duration of light are you giving your ionantha per day?

Homer
 
All my plants get 15 hrs/day of cool white fluorescent light, from 6pm to 9am. Some days each week I turn the lights on early to work with the plants.

The S.E. USA Pinguicula are in growth and bloom nearly continuously, just like the Mexican species and hybrids.

I must mention that Pinguicula gypsicola is finally blooming for me -- though I have never changed its environment to accomplish this even though I expected I would eventually need to do so.
 
6pm to 9am? Is that to keep the temps down since you live in a hot climate?
Gorgeous pics.
Cheers,

Joe
 
Yes, so I don't have to use electricity for air conditioning to counteract heat produced by using electricity for lighting.
 
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