dvg Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Here is something you might not see all that often: a cristate form of Pinguicula. I received these P. jaumavensis L90-14 from BCP. One of these mexi-pings was always a bit odd, but i didn't pay too much attention to it at first. At first glance, it looked like a butterwort that wanted to divide. Please excuse the flyspecks on this plant - they are from a recent feeding. However, the sides of this plant were not the normal rosettes, one would expect to see in a dividing Pinguicula. And a couple of shots from one end looking up the cleavage of this butterwort. I've seen cristata/crested/cristate forms in cacti and Euphorbia species before, but not in Pinguicula, so i thought this might be worth sharing. dvg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 'Like' I see many plantlets in this plant's future.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Co-79 Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Looks cool! Nice Pings! Which mix do you grow your pings in? I see pumice, coarse sand, lava, ...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisscool_38 Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Great! This sometimes happens with TC culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel O. Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Looks interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 If you can keep this feature in future generations of this CP, the same may be eligible for a cultivar. Until next and wish you luck in the cultivation of this plant. Best regards, Rodrigo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvg Posted April 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Thanks for the comments. :) Looks cool! Nice Pings! Which mix do you grow your pings in? I see pumice, coarse sand, lava, ...? You have a good eye there Co-79. There is some chunky perlite in there as well. This plant has responded well to a recent feeding, by putting out substanial growth over the past twelve days. dvg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvg Posted April 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 (edited) This is kinda cool. I had a look at this plant today and it appeared to now be two separate plants, so I took a toothpick and slid it through an opening between the two clumps and continued pushing it a little ways into the media. Then I gently pried the toothpick back towards me and voilà... ...now there are two... ;) dvg Edited April 11, 2013 by dvg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Co-79 Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Cool indeed! Repeat the same trick approx 10 times more and you'll have a whole bunch for sale ;-) You've already got one potential buyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James O'Neill Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 It's like an embryo dividing into many cells! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 When you take a look at CPPF (Carnivorous Plants Photo Finder) i ended up encountering this: View of this the question here is; Does the BCP staff (i assume to be the abbreviation for Best Carnivorous Plants) not sent him a P. 'Enigma' by mistake? Best regards, Rodrigo Source: http://cpphotofinder.com/pinguicula-enigma-3699.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvg Posted May 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 (edited) When you take a look at CPPF (Carnivorous Plants Photo Finder) i ended up encountering this: View of this the question here is; Does the BCP staff (i assume to be the abbreviation for Best Carnivorous Plants) not sent him a P. 'Enigma' by mistake? Best regards, Rodrigo Source: http://cpphotofinder...nigma-3699.html Hi Rodrigo, Thanks for providing that link to another cristate ping pic - I really enjoy looking at these interesting forms. It seem that Mexican pings are capable of regularly going into cristate growth, just as cacti and other succulents are able to show this type of growth. So it is very possible that the pic you've provided and my plant are separate and correctly labelled. I've noticed what appear to be a couple of typical growth offsets being produced from the bottom of the smaller division. If these grow out to be like the other regular P. jaumavensis in the pot, then that will confirm what species this cristate growth actually is. Here are some pics from May 21, 2013 showing the larger mother and the smaller daughter ping. A pic of the smaller daughter ping on May 27, 2013. I had expected the larger mother to divide again before the daughter did. A shot from today, May 30, showing the mother in the foreground. Last night though, I noticed that the smaller form (on right) was already in the process of dividing, and it should be fully divided into two separate plants in just over a week or so. When these forms decide to divide, it happens quickly. An update from June 10, 2013 Since my last post, the dividing ping completed the division. I like to let these dry out after they divide and this time I removed the dome these were growing under. A side effect of having more light, resulted in some striping down the middle of the newer leaves and faint striping on the older leaves. The typical plants are starting to show faint pink stripes as well, but the cristate forms are showing them first. dvg Edited June 10, 2013 by dvg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvg Posted August 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 A couple of shots taken in the shade today. These mexi-pings, when given adequate light, have a faint pink stripe mid-leaf extending out to the fringe of the leaf. I was able to break apart a couple of these cristata forms into two pieces with my fingers, so there are at least six of these growing in this pot now, along with a couple potential offset prospects that were separated away from a couple of the cristate forms. (a couple shots taken in the sun) These cristates also form offset growths that retain their cristate pattern, which are then removed and hopefully these will 'catch' and grow into mature cristate forms as well. (top row, centre) These forms can be propagated by: a) letting them divide into two on their own b) breaking the cristate growths into two or more pieces c) offset cristate growths that were separated from mother plants are looking promising. d) thus far, single leaf pulls have resulted in typical rosette type growth. dvg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corky Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 very interesting thread dvg,on a side note those typical's are great looking pings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathias Maier Posted August 3, 2013 Report Share Posted August 3, 2013 Hi dvg, thats funny, interesting thing! They are looking very good! Want to have them, too... Best regards Matze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFLguy Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 (edited) Hey, sorry for trying to revive an old thread, but how are these plants doing? They honestly look amazing and I'm curious to see if the trait is stable Edited July 3, 2014 by SFLguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFLguy Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 I'll try one more time in case you didn't see this, but thanks for any answer you can give Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notostracan Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 Will bump this as it's very interesting and I wanted to say the typical P.jaumavenis look beautiful and healthy too. Love detailed pics of CPs growing in situ. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 I'm impressed with the development of their P. jaumavensis "cristata", your plants are great looking sign that they are very well handled.Best regards,Rodrigo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvg Posted July 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Hey, sorry for trying to revive an old thread, but how are these plants doing? They honestly look amazing and I'm curious to see if the trait is stable Hi guys, Thanks for the comments and interest in the plants. No doubt too early to speak of stability, but I still have both cristate forms going strong in my collection. -dvg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noddy Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Great little plant...DVG You put me down for a couple as when you have some... looks rather cool... Noddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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