taywf1234 Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Is this cyclosecta dying because it seems in a state of dormancy since i bought it at the beginning of the year and yet hasn't flowered? It seems to have shrunk since i bought it, and when i touch the leaves they just fall off? Regards Taylor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Clemens Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 How much light is it getting? What are its other conditions? Temperatures, Moisture, air movement, etc.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taywf1234 Posted August 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 It is in a greenhouse outside so it gets as much of the sun's light as it gives, not enough to burn the leaves though. It has a humidity of around 50-70%, a temperature of 18-25+ degrees Celsius and it has quite a lot of ventilation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 What media is the plant in? http://www.pinguicula.org/pages/plantes/pi..._cyclosecta.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm82792 Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 I found out that if you give your mexican pings too much light they slowely shrink so I moved mine to a dimmer windowsill they seem to be more happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taywf1234 Posted August 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 They are in a mix of 1:1:1:1 vermiculite, silver sand, perlite, and peat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I have noticed in the past that certain Mexican Pings (cyclosecta being one of them) do have a tendancy to shrink/or be in a state of dormancy when they have got competition from moss etc on the soil surface. I used to put peat in the Ping soil then but found that by removing this and growing in 1:1 vermiculite:perlite (occaisonally I may add a some sand to this!) the moss is less likely to appear and the plants grow well providing they have a daily misting of water, in fact my growing conditions are almost the same as yours. Maybe carefully removing the moss (obviously being careful not to disturb the plant to much) will allow it to grow on better. Also I have found that cyclosecta leaves often root at any time of the year so any leaves that come away need not be wated!! Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Weinberger Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I found out that if you give your mexican pings too much light they slowely shrink so I moved mine to a dimmer windowsill they seem to be more happy. But this effect is just quite small at my plants. I have noticed in the past that certain Mexican Pings (cyclosecta being one of them) do have a tendancy to shrink/or be in a state of dormancy when they have got competition from moss etc on the soil surface. Could realize this at my plants, although there is often much wild moos. Perhaps it is the result of rotting? I saw it several times that small plants rot very easy, when the soil is very humid and the temperatures are high. The plant should recover itself. Perhaps you just wait a few weeks. Then the plant should me much larger. Kindest regards Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 If it were me, I would pluck the cyclosecta out of the pot and either repot in a mossless media or remove the moss layer and replace with fresh media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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