ham Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 (edited) Hello, i am keeping a pinguicula agnata x gypsicola . It was growing really fast and happily until my light broke down and i had to move it to a warmer spot. Since then, its leafs became pale and the whole plant shrunk and became grew into a ball??? I dont know how to describe it but it just grew and its leafs are all curled up to its growth point, i have moved it back to the same condition as it was growing but it did not do anything and the plants still isnt growing for almost a month...Is it going dormant or what? I live in a country where its summer all year long and i havnt experienced any of my plants going dormant, if it is what should i do? Edit: I used to find some slugs in the plant's medium last time for some reason but the plant was still growing really well, uncomfortable, i reported the plant but still found a slug crawling over the medium so i repotted it again, this didnt slow down its growth it only did until i moved it to a warmer spot and since then, its sulking and now growing at all now. Not sure if this info has any help though, i dont find any slugs now, maybe snails in my other pinguicula's pot but i dont think they would do much damage to the plants. My medium is just a mixture of volcanic sand, crushed coral, a bunch of different volcanic sands, perlite, vermiculite and probably around 30% peat. Edited September 7, 2017 by ham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham Posted September 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Lol, i just saw the title, just cancel the 'going' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Perhaps your "warmer" spot was too warm and shocked into dormancy. I don't grow this hybrid but gypsicola can get "stuck" in dormancy for no apparent reason. Got any pictures? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham Posted September 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 I cant upload the file...it says only 122mb is allowed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham Posted September 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 The plant's older leafs are drying up, i still have no idea what to do with it T_T...any help before it vanishes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsty Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Hi Ham, To get photos on here in general you have to copy and paste the url of the image, so you need a third party photo host. I use Google Photos, it's free for masses of space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carambola Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 You can use sites like https://imgur.com/ to upload pictures without an account, and you get links to easily post them on forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham Posted September 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 Hello, sorry for the late reply and thanks for the help, heres the link https://imgur.com/a/HRIQW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham Posted September 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 The plant has basically stayed like this for a month or so...I am still giving it the same condition and watering and also fed the plant but nothing works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham Posted September 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2017 Ive posted a picture, any inputs? XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted September 14, 2017 Report Share Posted September 14, 2017 Are you sure it was growing OK under the lights? Just made me think about 3 P agnata pots I have which have grown deformed leaves this summer, I don't know for sure what caused it but assumed it might be down to using an LED light for the first time. No other plants affected just 3 separate agnatas. As yours is agnata hybrid maybe maybe this species just doesn't like the extra light. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham Posted September 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 Here is the progress of when i first obtained the plant, in the course of around 2 month of growth, it put out new leaves probably every 3 days or so, now its just one round ball and refuses to grow XD, Last link is the latest picture of the plant. You can see the plant's older leaves are drying up, and the plant basically turned stiff and its leaves are all bent...No idea whats going on. https://imgur.com/a/7bv3Y https://imgur.com/a/MihpA https://imgur.com/a/RY4NP https://imgur.com/a/gwUhb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted September 15, 2017 Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 Any chance it could have had chemical (e.g. insecticide) sprayed on it or the compost you repotted in could have added nutrient or be otherwise contaminated? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham Posted September 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 Hmm..i dont think so, because it was living in the same medium and i do not use chemicals or anything on my plants, only when i saw it stopped growing i repotted it but it still doesnt grow.. Thanks for your reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted September 16, 2017 Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 Sorry @ham this has me stumped also, I hope you can find an answer, when you do please come back and share it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham Posted September 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 Hello Gaz, Thanks for your replies, will definitely update on the plant, right now its just a round ball and its older leaves are drying up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham Posted October 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 Hello, its been over a month and i just checked on the plant, it looked so weird, like it has split into 2 growth points? But its still shut and i just repotted it again into equal parts of vermiculite, peat, perlite, volcanic sand, volcanic rock and crushed coral. Heres the picture, sorry bout the blurry image. https://imgur.com/a/V4EB5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham Posted November 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 Any pinguicula experts to help? XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted November 3, 2017 Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 (edited) It is normally that they have gone dormant, but looking at the photos it looks like the growth point is distorted. This can happen and I think it’s due to a mite. If my plants get this I throw them away. Edited November 3, 2017 by gardenofeden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham Posted November 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Hello Stephen, I doubt it is a mite problem because i repotted the plant and non of my plants ever had a mite problem. Im not sure if it went dormant because the leaves i can still see dews... I only have one of this species, i cant throw it away XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham Posted December 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2017 So through my observation of this plant, it is growing but refusing to let its leafs loose all the leafs are very dewy as well...Weirdest thing to ever happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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