New Pinguicula hybrid...

[Brian Barnes]

Hello Friends,

Well, after a year and a half of waiting and keeping my fingers crossed, I'm pleased to introduce to you my new Pinguicula hybrid; P. macrophylla X P. AnPa D. or soon to be called "P. X Cherri Baby"

And....here she is!



And for the sake of easy comparison, here's the parents in smaller photo size;

The flower of P. AnPa D;



Here's the leaves and rosette of P. AnPa D. Notice the dark reddish "cherry" tint;


Next, introducing P. macrophylla;



Leaves and rosette of P. macrophylla;


And last but not least, The leaves, flowers and rosette of the hybrid! The "cherry" tint to the leaves is passed from the P. AnPa D parent. Also, both parental traits are clearly visable in the hybrid's flower and leaf shape...





Happy Growing,

Brian.

[ICPS-bob]

Is not "AnPa D" = P. moranensis, collected between Toluca and Temascaltepec, Mexico; 3000m. There is a great deal of variability between flowers of the various P. moranensis strains.

Your hybrid flower looks very similar to AnPa A
www.cascadecarnivores.com/images/pinguicula/ANPA-A.jpg

One question that I always have about hybrids is: How can you be certain that your seed is actually the result of a the supposed parents and not simply selfed pollination?

[Brian Barnes]

Hey Bob,

I took precaution by removing the anthers from the P. macrophylla parent, to ensure a definitive cross. The flower had just open and I didn't see any pollen present as of yet. Also, my efforts to self pollinate P. AnPa D has proven futile on two occasions.

Secondly, the photo you provided has what appears to be more of a strap-shaped leaf. The proposed hybrid has wide, more rounded leaves, typical of the P. macrophylla parent.

Here's a useful tool as well for photo keys, although it is in Czech language;

www.freewebs.com/trainxpress/pinguiculaspanpa.htm

Thanks for your help,

Brian.

[stevestewart]

Sept 16, 2009 23:19:04 GMT ICPS-bob said:

One question that I always have about hybrids is: How can you be certain that your seed is actually the result of a the supposed parents and not simply selfed pollination?

Bob,

I would understand your question about hybrids if it were compatible Drosera, any open pollinated Sarracenia species (or any plant with small flowers & fine dusty pollen) being crossed, but with Pinguicula, the separation and color of the reproductive structures, along with the somewhat moist pollen, makes it easy to see if there is any self pollination taking place. I have watched Brian make Pinguicula crosses and he dissects the flowers early, to avoid self pollination. He ruins flowers (with dissection) that I haven't had a chance to photograph, when he self pollinates his plants as well!
My eyes have gotten bad over the years, but with a hand lens I can even tell if I have successfully self pollinated a Pinguicula. ;D

Nice hybrid Brian!

I also like the way you bend the plant labels at the bottom, when planting, so they cannot be removed without uprooting the entire pot.
When I worked in a college greenhouse the professors would often show the students labels with binomial plant names, and then carelessly put the labels into another plant!!

Take care,
Steven Stewart

[ICPS-bob]

I hope no one thought that I was questioning Brian's ability. It was just a concern that I have about successfully producing hybrids.

[Brian Barnes]

Hello Friends,

Alas!

Finally some definitive flower characteristics that clearly show influences from both plants involved in the hybrid cross;



This flower is strongly influenced by the Pinguicula 'AnPa D' parent;



And this one leans strongly towards the Pinguicula macrophyllaparent;



Also, the leaves are still retaining their light cherry-tinted margins (P. AnPa D) and the extreme width of the P. macrophylla parent.



Happy Growing....and Holidays to All,

Brian.

[marcelvw]

Hi Brian,

Very nice hybrid.
I am glad you made an new hybrid, I think Pinguicula in general are an underrated genus within the Carnivorous plants family.

Kind regards,

Marcel

[Brian Barnes]

Hi Marcel,

Thanks!

I've always loved Pinguicula and wish they were a little more "popular" in peoples collections too...

Brian