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[FILLTHEHOLE]

I whant some help with my mexican pinguicula as the leaves are all yellow to very light green? Thay are all in the greenhouse with my nepenthes.

[gardenofeden]

what species? some of the Mexicans are naturally yellow-green colour, esp gigantea and its hybrids

[FILLTHEHOLE]

 gardenofeden, on 09 June 2012 - 14:48 PM, said:

what species? some of the Mexicans are naturally yellow-green colour, esp gigantea and its hybrids

Pinguicula x Tina
Pinguicula Moranensis x Ehlersiae  
Pinguicula Laueana
Pinguicula Gigantea x Moctezumae  
Pinguicula Cyclosecta

Edited by FILLTHEHOLE, 09 June 2012 - 15:39 PM.

[Giovanni Schober]

Hello,

a picture would be helpful. Is the growth point still green and not brown?
Reasons for yellow leafes can be too much water during the summer and in consequence rot.
But maybe it is still the natural color :-)

Kind regards
Giovanni

[FILLTHEHOLE]

Someone told me that they need more sun,but where thay grow (with nepenthes) thay get sun all day.

[FILLTHEHOLE]

 Giovanni Schober, on 09 June 2012 - 18:54 PM, said:

Hello,

a picture would be helpful. Is the growth point still green and not brown?
Reasons for yellow leafes can be too much water during the summer and in consequence rot.
But maybe it is still the natural color :-)

Kind regards
Giovanni

No brown at all on plants but leaves are like a washed out yellow.

[jimfoxy]

It sounds like too much sun then! Leaves of some species do tend to yellow in the sun. Plants that do not get enough sun tend to stay darker green.

Saying that, though, not all the plants you listed will go yellow in the sun. Most of those might do (especially P. cyclosecta) but laueana should take on a red tint.

Also try a weak foliar feed spray onto the leaves every month or so just in case a dose of nutrients helps.

Some examples of plants all growing next to each other in same light levels:

P. cyclosecta getting TOO MUCH sun:


Some garden centre thingy doing very well in the same amount of sun:


P. laueana also liking the sun:


Plants together:

Edited by jimfoxy, 03 July 2012 - 10:45 AM.

[jimscott]

I love the group picture!