Margot Frj Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 Hello there, I am planning to buy a pinguicula, especially Mexican species fascinate me greatly. I’ve seen a lot of different opinions on the forum regarding whether watering the plant on the tray more as other carnivorous plants or from the top as cacti or succulents. So, for tropical pinguiculas, what would the suggestions be? thanks a lot in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 While they are growing, stand them in water. If they go dormant, reduce water to just damp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) I water all of mine in the tray, reducing the amount in Winter. If I spill any on the leaves I blot it up with a bit of kitchen towel (apart from P emarginata which seems to prefer wetter conditions in my greenhouse) Edited November 22, 2017 by Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margot Frj Posted November 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 Ok so just in the tray like most carnivorous plants. Thank you ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margot Frj Posted November 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 Also, is it suggested to use a clay pot or a plastic pot for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatter Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 plastic pots for me but they donot have a deep root system and yes water in trays (I use individual trays but that's my choice ) keep just damp in winter and good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatter Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) Has you may notice from my avatar that is a ping tina I a plastic (cactus/bulb) bowl Edited November 22, 2017 by tatter double post corrected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margot Frj Posted November 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 That’s a very awesome looking pinguicula! Thank you for your answers... hope I will be able to treat it well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 My Mexican Pings are mostly in plastic pots although I do have a group of P gracilis in a tiny ceramic bonsai pot and a group of P x tina in a large green soup mug with a handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 I have a large group in a shallow tray in about 1 inch depth of growstones (recycled glass), they frequently dry out completely and it causes no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margot Frj Posted November 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 So they don’t need to stay in constantly damp soil as dionaeas for example... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 Generally no it doesnt do any harm, a couple of species prefer it wetter all year as Gaz mentioned above but for most there no need to worry too much about underwatering or them drying out occasionally. Biggest problem you’ll likely get is rotting in winter if theyre kept too wet. The odd plant may occasionally just disintegrate for no obvious reason so i usually try and keep a few plants of the same type just in case (theyre easily propagated). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margot Frj Posted November 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2017 Ok, thank you very much to you all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham Posted November 26, 2017 Report Share Posted November 26, 2017 I like to keep mine dry before watering again because so many of my pinguiculas rotted due to overwatering... I use the tray method but only fill up the tray after a few days when i allow the medium to dry off alittle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatter Posted November 27, 2017 Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 23 hours ago, ham said: I like to keep mine dry before watering again because so many of my pinguiculas rotted due to overwatering... I use the tray method but only fill up the tray after a few days when i allow the medium to dry off alittle. this is correct and should have mentioned it in my earlier post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benurmanii Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Keep in mind that with less light and less airflow/higher humidity, the ping may be more prone to rotting with wet media. With a lot of light and fair airflow, you can keep them quite wet during their summer phase, and even the succulent winter phase of some don’t mind some wetness if conditions are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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