Zlatokrt Posted August 15, 2011 Report Share Posted August 15, 2011 Hello, i had some time today so i took a few pics of my plants. Hope you will like them I start with my Pinguicula stones: the first lava rock with P. ibarrae, laueana, macrophylla and small crassifolia and mirandae the second lava rock with P. medusina, gigantea and emarginata and the third lava rock, just for P. heterophylla itself I use also a piece of an old brick covered by moss, P. hemiepiphytica likes it: And i have a "stone" made mostly from plaster of paris for small pings... like P. immaculata. Last ping: P. chuquisacensis/jarmilae, whatever you like. Chuquisacensis is cool, but jarmilae is much easier to write and speak I am still quite surprised, that this plant grows with no problems so far. It even produced 4 stolons which (i hope) will turn into the new plants. some stolons are even underground Last few plants: H. pulchella "Akopan" - i love this plant, its slender pitchers are one of my favourite among helis. Drosophyllum is going to flower: And two young SA sundews - D. colombiana "CurilĂ, Colombia" and D. schwackei "Diamantina, MG, Brazil" Good growing Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInactiveMoth Posted August 15, 2011 Report Share Posted August 15, 2011 Wow! Your lava rock setups are fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan P Posted August 15, 2011 Report Share Posted August 15, 2011 I agree with Noah! The Pings see to work really well on them! Maybe I should have look around for some likely looking rocks! Is it literally sticking a couple of plants on top of the rock? or is some sort of substrate involved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlatokrt Posted August 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Thank you both! I am trying the lava rock for the first time this year and so far it looks very nice. I simply make holes by power drill and fill them with mexican ping mix (perlite, sand, crushed lava rock etc). I add some crushed limestone for calcium loving species. Some species like P. emarginata would probably grow also just on rock, but others like P. heterophylla or macrophylla wouldn`t have place for their bulbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudo klasovity Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Hi, ADAM! I see that your sundews are looking pretty good! The way you are growing pinguicula species is so natural, looks really neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miloslav Macháček Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 As I already said - you're always killing me! The stone growing for pinguiculas works wonderfull for me too. Plants on it are bigger then in soil. And your pretty sundews are very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Well done! I think the stone look mimics their natural conditions better than soil media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christerb Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Great looking plants. The lava rock/brick arrangements makes a beautiful display! Regards, Christer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlatokrt Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Thank you for kind comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Allan Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Exceptional plants, especially the Pings. How do you water them and keep the substrate damp during the growing period? Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlatokrt Posted August 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Greg: the stones are placed in saucers with 1-2 cm of water and it simply rises by capillary action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Rohrbacher Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Hi Adam, I loved your ping setup, the heliamphora is nice too. Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtricSeb Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 Excellent collection of Pings. So far I have only grown P.esseriana this way with good success. Have to try it with other species. In my experience, P.jarmilae is a very easy grower. My plants also produce lots of those stolons that later grow into new rosettes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimfoxy Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 Really fab Ping rocks. The problem I encounter is that they tend to fall off, especially once they have been on long enough to divide. Mind you, a lot of that is probably my carelessness; I am always having Pings jumping out of pots when I move them - often due to the old but strong flower stalks getting snagged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thez_yo Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 Ooh nicely mounted pings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurent T Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 It's very special and interesting the way your Pings are growing on these rocks. It looks very natural! Beautiful! (need to try it myself one day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlatokrt Posted September 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2011 A small update: My P. immaculata is in flower. This is a very pleasant surprise for me. It is the first time this species blooms in my collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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