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  • #201
Hello all,
I finally got another of my Mexican Pinguicula to flower (the first being the rather common 'Aphrodite', of which I don't have a pic, unfortunately), so I decided to share. I received this plant as P. moranensis x ehlersiae (possibly 'Weser', but not likely), so I want to know if you agree. The camera I use could not capture the true colors of this thing, by the way, as it is a very vibrant, bright violet.




Cheers!
~hcarlton
Very Nice...
 
  • #202
I find the "avoid peat" claim to be of little hard truth, many species that grow on alkaline rock faces in the wild do just fine in mixes with it in the soil so long as it's an aerated soil with high mineral levels (the peat is only there to retain some water anyway, and is little different than the organic debris that develops in the cracks the plants root in). The P. macroceras are a pretty strong example of that, they're a primarily serpentine seepage/sandstone cliff plant in the wild but they've been growing and blooming in a peat/perlite/sand soil here for approaching something like 4 years now. Double that number of growing seasons since they go dormant twice a year. The poldinii that just went dormant grew in size and made a handful of gemmae while also in same soil mix, as did caussensis, and longifolia is developing a secondary plant in addition to the main hibernaculum currently.
There are no plants called P. brevifolia, also; last record I have of that name is many, many decades old and long-since synonymized.
 
  • #203
Had a mutant pop up, displaying the inner workings
Funky P. macroceras flower by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
And then not mutant, but a new mini
P. immaculata x moctezumae HC B by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
P. immaculata x moctezumae HC B by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
P. (rotundiflora x gracilis) x moctezumae HC A by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
P. (rotundiflora x gracilis) x moctezumae HC A by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
Also because I had an extra pack stored away decided to sow it after repotting the main parent plants...and here's proof that the southeast US plants have seeds that can be stored for 2 1/2 plus years and are still viable. They are not like the Mexicans...
P. caerulea HC by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
 
  • #205
P. moranensis 'Huahuapan' x sp. Tonala "ANPA A" by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
Haven't seen this bloom in a while...
P. "Aphrodite Imposter" by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
P. "Aphrodite Imposter" by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
And I've got pumila going again
P. pumila Hardin Co. TX by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
P. pumila Hardin Co. TX by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
P. pumila Hardin Co. TX by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
And the "extra" seed-grown butterworts have started blooming. This is out of the pot I want to get rid of
P. (rotundiflora x gracilis) x moctezumae, FS by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
 
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