Willy's Pings

[WillyCKH]

Hello all,
This is a continuation of my Pinguicula thread: http://ocps.proboards.com/thread/8090/willys-pings.
Hope you enjoy the photos!
Willy

Pinguicula esseriana

Pinguicula primuliflora

First time getting Pinguicula Seeds!
P. 'Weser' x cyclosecta

 

[KiwiPete]

Great plants and photos as allways Willy. Your P. 'Weser' x cyclosecta is an interesting cross. Well done.

I have a 'fake' P. "Weser' which is in flower at the moment but all my P. cyclosecta are a sleep and wil not flower until around November here in NZ. KP.

 

[WillyCKH]

Thank you! I have placed some of the seeds in TC, hoping that they will grow. The rest are placed on peat mix, hoping to see germination soon!

 

[meateater]

Stunning plants as always!
Is your Pinguicula esseriana an adult plant? What size is it?

 

[WillyCKH]

Yes, that's an adult plant. About 2in wide, I think it could grow larger given time

 

[H2O]

Looking great man!

 

[WillyCKH]

First Ping seedling ever! It's not my own cross but from a mix that another grower has done. Hopefully more seeds will germinate!

 

[H2O]

Nice, if my life ever slows down I should start producing some with all the pings in flower.

 

[WillyCKH]

Hopefully soon!

 

[WillyCKH]

I love them all...

 

[Windowsill Nepenthes]

I love this picture!
Really beautifull !

 

[EP31]

*drools*

 

[WillyCKH]

Just finished organizing these two Pinguicula trays... two more to work on!

 

[Windowsill Nepenthes]

Superbe.

What soil is it ?

 

[WillyCKH]

1 peat + 2 perlite + some silica sand

 

[jeff]

very nice ping

for me peat is not a good substrat for a lot of pinguicula , most of them are from limestone soil ( temperate, mexican, caribbean)

see their 'in situ' conditions

jeff

 

[Lloyd Gordon]

Jeff, do you have suggestions for Ping soil medium?

 

[jeff]

Bonjour

for what species ? temperate,mexican ,subtropical US , others?

tell me

jeff

 

[Lloyd Gordon]

Your favourite mixes for each would be interesting.

 

[Windowsill Nepenthes]

Hi Jeff.
Many years ago I saw in your forum a mix for Mexican that don't use peat.
It was cat litter for the main part...
I still have a picture:

So I would say:

• cat litter
• Perlite
• Vermiculite
• Lava stone

Maybe some aquarium sand...
But I don't know the recipe.