A few questions on pings

[mauro]

Here they are

1) Can P. laueana be self pollinated? I read in a thread they can, but other info I've read suggests otherwise.

2) When does P. laueana usually flower? During summer, or during dormancy/winter?

3) Can temperate ping seeds be sowed on an acidic medium? Specifically, I'd like to know about P. alpina and P. poldini which usually grow in basic substrates.

Any info you could pass on to me would be appreciated! Thanks for your help, if I can get all my seeds to sprout, I'll post some photos soon.

Thanks, Mauro

[marcel]

Here is the definitive information website on pings ;D

www.pinguicula.org/

I think you'll find your answers ans lots more here.

[Not a Number]

A lot of useful information can be also gleaned from here:

www.omnisterra.com/botany/cp/slides/pings/pings.htm

[jeff]

for the temperate ping you have 3 substrate possibility

- acid
- calcareous
- undifferentiated

for these 2 : alpina and poldinii

poldinii : calcareous
alpina : calcareous or acid ( undifferentiated)

see also here fern72.free.fr

clic on" pinguicula " , translate with the google modul choice 'pinguicule tempérées européenes '
and ' habitats' then still 'habitats' you have all the substrate by species .

jeff