CP2k Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Hi everyone, Recently, I received a flask(3years old) of Pinguicula sp. Sierra Obscura. The flask was badly contaminated, but there were still quite a few small plantlets(all less than 1cm) in there. I removed the plantlets(~100) from the flask planted them out in various organic/inorganic mixes and placed them under growlights. They are growing well at this moment, but I am looking for long term cultivation advice, as I have heard that this plant is difficult to maintain in cultivation. I have seen slides of this plant on Eric's site and during Alfred's Lau's presentation at the LACPS meeting. What is yellow chalk like medium that the plants grow on in their habitat? Any information is welcomed and much appreciated. Thanks, Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epbb Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 You are lucky ! I ordered 2 years now ago 6 tubes of this species in TRIFFID PARK in AUSTRALIA and I still wait for it ! I can't tell you more until I get some (If they send me my order one day !) but I will try to grow it as P. crystallina subsp. hirtiflora meaning on a wet calcareous clay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP2k Posted March 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 The interesting thing about this plant is that it is found in Chihuahua, north of the habitat of most Mexican pings. I wonder what the conditions are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 There is only one Ping species distributed so far N along the Sierra Madre Occidental, which is P.oblongiloba. Does this P.sp. from Sierra Obscura form a bulb? The leaves are a bit different, but the flower shape looks exactly like a drawing of Zamudio's I saw (and he seems to feel that these plants are truly P.oblongiloba too). Take Care, Fernando Rivadavia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP2k Posted March 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Hi Fernando, Ed said the same thing to me at the LACPS meeting. He also suspects that it is oblongiloba. My plants are in growth at this moment, so I am not sure if they form bulbs during the winter. I have seen some photos that Lau took of this plant, but the pics are of the summer rosette. If these are oblongiloba, I wonder what sp. is the "oblongiloba" in culture here in the U.S... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Hello "CP2K" (I hate these nicknames!! :):) ), When Ed was here last year, I showed him some of Zamudio's drawings of P.oblongiloba and that's when we agreed that P.sp."Sierra Obscura" is probably this species. The only thing a bit odd is the leaf shape. But since it is a widespread species, there is no reason why there shouldn't be some variability. The "P.oblongiloba" in culture in the US might therefore be this species too. See ya, Fernando Rivadavia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP2k Posted March 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 The flowers of the "P.oblongiloba" in culture appear quite different from the P.sp."Sierra Obscura". I will try taking pictures when my plants flower. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted April 1, 2004 Report Share Posted April 1, 2004 It could be that the plants in culture are not p.oblongiloba.... Fernando Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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