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Post by nmraskin on Aug 28, 2010 21:10:04 GMT
I had a butterwort (type unknown, thanks lowe's) that seemed to shrink until it completely disappeared!? Any ideas about what caused this? Leaves would die, and then they would disappear. Now the whole thing is pretty much gone. =(
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Post by unstuckintime on Aug 28, 2010 21:14:03 GMT
Too wet perhaps? If kept too wet, pinguicula can often appear to "melt" into the substrate.
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Post by jeff on Sept 17, 2010 6:25:54 GMT
do you know if it is a temperate a mexican or an hybrid.
what were your growing conditions (substrate, watering, etc.) ?
jeff
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Post by nmraskin on Sept 18, 2010 22:21:52 GMT
I'm not sure what type it was. It was a plant I bought from lowes, the grower they buy from doesn't label the variety. It was growing in long fibered sphagnum moss. I had the plastic pot set in a tray, but i never let any significant amount of water sit in the tray. I kept things moist by misting (was that my mistake?) once a day. I never let the moss dry out completely. Growing in a combination of a partially sunny window and under a compact florescent when i saw it starting to shrink.
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Post by jeff on Sept 20, 2010 15:21:46 GMT
no picture? difficult to help you without name all the pinguicula have not the same cultural condition. may be a P.primuliflora (a subtropical US) with this substrate ( just sphagnum moss)? JEFF
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Post by nmraskin on Sept 20, 2010 21:17:03 GMT
no pictures and i don't know what variety it was. shoot...oh well. If I wanted to get another one, what variety would you suggest? My window sills don't get too much sun, so I have a CFL on a desk that will be my main light source.
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Post by Cincinnati Kid on Sept 21, 2010 23:36:12 GMT
My planifolia did that. It was so big when I got it in the mail! And it slowly shrank. I moved it outside under full sun and it stabilized. I think lack of light was the problem. Today I gave it some food to see if that will spur some growth. It has slowly produced new leaves, but it hasn't grown nearly so rapidly as my indoor pings (laueana, medusina, and primuliflora).
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Post by jeff on Sept 22, 2010 7:17:22 GMT
nmraskin
if it is your first ping , began by a hortical hybrid like x 'Sethos' or x 'Tina' ( you try these one to the garden center or by swap)
they are tolerant to all substrates ;D but attention to the watering
jeff
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