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Post by BarryRice on Mar 15, 2007 15:05:11 GMT
Hey Folks,
A few years ago John Brittnacher sowed ICPS seed bank seeds of P. laueana. The first is now flowering. Orange flowers?! Has anyone seen this before? This is a plant growing side by side with our regular red-flowering P. laueana.
I have heard of other odd kinds of flower colors for this species...
By the way, the orange isn't a really pretty orange, like you see on the flowers of pygmy sundews. It's more like a faded-pumpkin color...
Barry
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Post by vicbrown on Mar 15, 2007 15:49:41 GMT
I've seen 'orange-flowered' P. laueana over here in the UK - I haven't managed to add it to my collection yet. I'm not sure if it is the same colour as John's though. This was a pale pink-orange. Over here we have two clones of P. laueana that are very different to the typical red. I believe they originated from a batch of seed that Alfred Lau sent to Stan Lampard, he named them "CP2" and "CP3" (there was a CP1 but as far as I'm aware it is no longer in cultivation). My photo's really don't do justice to the true colours of these two clones. "CP3", in particular, is best described 'shocking pink' in real life and is the brightest of any Ping flower I've seen P. laueana "CP2" P. laueana "CP3" Vic
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Post by BarryRice on Mar 19, 2007 23:43:24 GMT
Hey Vic, Folks, Here is a fresh new photo of the weird orange-flowered P. laueana in our collection. As you can see, it is quite pale, irregularly pigmented, and not deeply orange. Mostly orange-salmon color. Cheers Barry
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Post by Aidan on Mar 20, 2007 0:48:39 GMT
Faded pumpkin it may be, but I rather like it.
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Post by Sean Spence on Mar 20, 2007 6:08:12 GMT
I have a seed grown plant of P. laueana that produces flowers of a similar colour- possibly a little paler than the photo. It's a cross of SP1 and CP2 and is quite small in comparison to its fellow progeny. I'll post an image when I locate the photo.
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Post by vicbrown on Mar 20, 2007 10:41:47 GMT
Good to see you are taking good care of them Sean - I have several plants from the same crossing about to flower as well as several other intra-specific P. laueana hybrids.
Previous crosses involving the typical form (as pictured in P. D'Amato's 'The Savage Garden') and the two "CP" clones, which have already flowered for me last year, have all looked very similar to the typical. Crosses between "CP2" and "CP3" have, so far, all been intermediate with nothing that looks better than either parent.
Cheers
Vic
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Post by Pingman on Mar 22, 2007 2:40:28 GMT
Very cool. P. laueana has the best flowers in the Ping world! Thanks for sharing the pics. Peter.
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Post by wadave on Jul 7, 2007 3:02:31 GMT
Hi Barry, I've seen photos of the orange flower and heard about it from various other sources so it doesn't appear to be a singular occurence. I've managed to get hold of clone of P. laueana that Sean Spence is talking about and I just happen to have some photos. I would describe the colour as a pastel red, I'm sorry but the photo doesn't do it justice. If anyone knows where I might be able to buy the really nice clone "Sierra Mixie Highlands" (see photo below) clone I would be eternally greatful. Dave.
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Post by wadave on Jul 7, 2007 3:16:45 GMT
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Post by Sean Spence on Jul 7, 2007 8:04:27 GMT
I've managed to get hold of clone of P. laueana that Sean Spence is talking about and I just happen to have some photos. Similar Dave but not quite the same. That plant is from the same batch of seedlings though. I will be able to help you out with a few other clones if you like- not the Sierra Mixe though. That flower on Eric Partrat's site is not actually orange though, just a red form that is a little over-exposed.
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Post by Dave Evans on Jul 19, 2007 21:38:04 GMT
Dear List, Even though genetics play a very important role in the color of Pinguicula flowers, the conditions especially of the soil components and whether the plant has been eating also have a dramatic effect on flower color. I have grown the same clones in different soil and in different lighting conditions and the change in the flowers can be rather large. Photographing them changes the color yet again
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