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Post by mabudon on Jan 18, 2007 9:39:21 GMT -5
Anyone here grow this?? Is it difficult?? Seeing pics of it in "dormancy" and knowing what it looks like in full growth has really piqued my interest in this species, and before I get too far into the "gotta have it" phase, I would like to know if I could even grow the sucker. Thanks in advance for any comments you might have!
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Post by tom on Jan 18, 2007 10:09:57 GMT -5
I got it since last fall, and i keep it bonedry since it began its dormancy. Seems easier than the other 'dry-dormancy' mexi pings I,ve tried before
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Post by mabudon on Jan 18, 2007 10:26:02 GMT -5
Nice, thanks Tommy, tho not having any experience with anything past P.moranensis and P.ehlersiae it doesn't make me feel much more confident- tho now I know who to ask for a division, I suppose, as long as the "mystery Blight" doesn't get it
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Post by Syble on Jan 18, 2007 11:34:01 GMT -5
how important is dormancy for mexican pings? I think agnata and sethos falls in that catigory and I've not put them under yet, and quite frankly wouldn't know how to go about it, they haven't gone on their own, mind you they're under lights Sib
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Post by mabudon on Jan 18, 2007 11:42:43 GMT -5
Mine are all obviously "dormant" as they get, flowering like mad with centre rosettes of smallish, tighter leaves that seem to have more pronounced glands/hairs on them but no real stickiness- they are in windowsills, mind you, and I don't water 'em too much
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Post by tom on Jan 18, 2007 12:52:05 GMT -5
By what i've saw in my collection, a lot can seem to 'pass over' the dormancy without problem but all of them were of the 'homophyllous' group. I do think that for the heterophylla group, the dormancy is mandatory
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Post by lloyd on Jan 18, 2007 13:51:18 GMT -5
In the winter my terrariums get colder next to the window, around 16C or so at night and warmer if it's sunny in the day. They also get only natural light. When it gets colder, late October onward the mexican pings seem to need a lot less water especially the smaller ones. I water them only when the medium gets dusty dry and then only with a pipette to just moisten the top of the soil where the roots are. Generally the soil is dry again in 2-3 days. I keep watering like this until spring when new carnivorous leaves come out. Then I water more liberally, enough to just moisten all the soil in the pot. I find if the soil stays too moist for too long in the winter the little Mexican pings get squishy and die back.
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Post by insectivore on Jan 18, 2007 15:55:43 GMT -5
Iv`e got a Pirouette and agnata for almost a year now and they never had a dormancy! Cya
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Post by PingKing on Jan 18, 2007 18:47:22 GMT -5
Sib,
reduce the light on them and gradually reduce water they will start to put out small leave which do not look like the summer leaves. when they have the succulent leave let the medium dry out completely once every month give them a couple of drops of water not to close to the plant. keep the humidity very high all through their 3 or 4 months dormancy.
Hope that helps
Xavier
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Post by Syble on Jan 18, 2007 21:03:32 GMT -5
meh, haven't died yet hehe, I think I'll just leave em grow and see what happens, I'm kinda swimming in them as we speek so if a few kicked the bucket I don't think I'd mind much, but I'll know to leave em in a window or something next year. Thanks, Sib
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