amphirion Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 (edited) because some of us aren't cool enough to have our own ping wall. ... P. agnata 'blue flower' in the foreground; P. 'sethos', P. cyclosecta, P. esseriana, and P. jaumavensis in the background. I swear. _MG_6964 by mr.phamtastic, on Flickr Aside from the previously mentioned, there's P. rotundiflora in the foreground and P. collimensis in the background. _MG_6963 by mr.phamtastic, on Flickr Another shot. _MG_6962 by mr.phamtastic, on Flickr P. cyclosecta's naughty bits. pinguicula cyclosecta flower by mr.phamtastic, on Flickr P. cyclosecta _MG_6952 by mr.phamtastic, on Flickr thanks for stopping by! Edited August 12, 2013 by amphirion 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bunn Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 It's absolutely lovely. I have to confess that I prefer it to the Ping walls. It looks more natural. How did you make it and what did you use? Oh and where does it grow and how do you water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veek Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Yeah I brought two limestones with me from France and I like to try making something like this with temperate pings. How you put on the pings and how do you water something like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amphirion Posted August 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 Thaks very much! To answer both of your questions, the rock is "grown" using the tray system. Peat, perlite and sand are used to fill in pockets of the lace rock and I plant the pings in those pockets. I only fill the water up to slightly below the lowest ping. The water travels to the plants via capilary action well enough, but using LFS as wicks to feed the media pockets water can also work. My rock is still relatively young--it will be much more easier to maintain once when moss grows which will give the pings something more substantial to attach themselves on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bunn Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 I saw in a photo there was a nice one at the EEE last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Evans Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 Pinguicula walls don't have to be built like they have been... All that Sphagnum doesn't seem very ping friendly to me anyway. A nylon water wicking system mixed with sand and gravel might work just as well as Sphagnum moss and vermiculite, but the nylon should last for many more years and not degrade as the sphagnum will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted August 14, 2013 Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 (edited) Amphirion, his collection of Pinguicula is fantastic, congratulations and success in the hobby. Pinguicula walls don't have to be built like they have been... All that Sphagnum doesn't seem very ping friendly to me anyway. Dave Evans, most of my Pinguicula are substrate prepared Sphagnum + sand, and apparently go well. Recently i am doing an experiment growing in a mineral substrate with a clone of P. 'Aphrodite', i created a sheet from the mother plant, and noticed that the plant takes longer to develop. I'm following the growth of it and depending on the situation, i will migrate my entire crop for this type of substrate. Best regards, Rodrigo Edited August 14, 2013 by Rodrigo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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