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Post by vaibhav on Aug 26, 2010 14:02:57 GMT
hello friends, till now i was interested in drosera, nepenthes and vfts, but now i m realy keen to grow pinguicula, I am from India so I would like to know what kind of ping would be best for me which is easy to grow, fast, n can adopt to the my place climate.
i am attaching the general climate conditions of my place whic is New Delhi, India. If possible please advice which kind of ping plant or seeds i should think about starting from
Also please advice from where i canget seeds or plant.
thanks
New Delhi, the capital of India, has a hot and humid climate for most of the season. The city climate becomes very hot during the month of June which is followed by monsoon happening somewhere after September
Summer Season: The average temperature of New Delhi during summer ranges from 25º C to 46º C
Winter Season: In comparison to summer, winters are short. Winter Season starts from the end of November and continues till February-March. The cold waves from the Himalayan region makes the winters in New Delhi very chilly. Temperatures fall substantially down to as low as 3 to 4º C at the peak of winter.
Monsoon (Rainy Season): The city does not witness much of rainy season. The monsoon lasts from July to September. October sees the end of the monsoon but it is reasonably pleasant.
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Post by kulamauiman on Aug 26, 2010 18:24:02 GMT
Aloha vaibhav,
the conditions you describe are not too different from mine. Your summer is hotter and probably more humid. My winters are a bit cooler. I have been able to grow several pinguicula species out side that in clude P. pumila, P. lusitanica, P. primulaflora. Primulaflora seem to need a bit of shade in my conditions and exposed to full sun it dies.
I have not been able to grow many of the Mexican species outdoors. They do well inside under lights or as house plants near a window.
I suspect that you would be able to grow these as well. P. lusitanica and P. pumila seeds are available from time to time. The others are not common. Many seem to have a short period of see viability.
Mahalo, MTF
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Post by hal on Aug 26, 2010 23:28:00 GMT
P. alpina is native, but probably only in the northern mountains. If you are growing indoors under lights then the Mexican pings are a good choice, although they aren't often grown from seed, but rather from leaf pullings.
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Post by jeff on Aug 27, 2010 6:43:06 GMT
alpina and vulgaris are native from NEPAL warning : lusitanica and pumila are often annual , for lusitanica the high temperature are fatal if the climat is like this link fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Delhimay be some mexican are OK but particulary think to a dry saison from november to may and avoid to have a very very wet substrate in the others month , for them just a watering all the 15 days or one month . out door , in shade naturelly jeff
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Post by vaibhav on Aug 27, 2010 8:37:45 GMT
thanks alot friends, I have understood what kind of ping will suit, i was thinkng of some mexican ping since i have a light setup of 30 watt 6700k cfl which i keep on for 12 hours, i can also add one extra 20 watt tube if required, i would be really happy if you can advice from where i can get ping small plant or pulling or seeds to grow it. thanks
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Post by Joseph Clemens on Nov 14, 2010 5:17:04 GMT
Since you are in New Delhi, I would see if bestcarnivorousplants.com, might be able to supply your needs, or you can check out the ICPS Webring for other sites that may be able to supply your needs. I believe there is one in Borneo and at least one Germany. Not your next-door neighbors, but not as far away as the U.S.A. Your Summer temperatures sound similar to ours here. For that, and other reasons I have been maintaining my collection indoors, under fluorescent lights, but my electric bill has been too high, so I am planning to build an outdoor growing area and see if I can engineer a growing area where I can maintain a suitable environment for my Mexican and semitropical Pinguicula. Other than an elevated electric bill, I greatly appreciate how easy it is to grow these plants indoors, under artificial lighting.
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