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Post by bonfield on Jul 17, 2011 16:09:13 GMT -5
Flowers that amazing justify the dormancy requirements! Nice Job!
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Post by H2O on Jul 17, 2011 17:45:56 GMT -5
If you have extra plants next year I would love to trade for one.
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Post by labine on Jul 17, 2011 21:06:09 GMT -5
H2O: i can trade some if you like!
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Post by lloyd on Jul 17, 2011 21:11:31 GMT -5
My northern pings never really shine as this one does.
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Post by nwflytrap on Jul 18, 2011 7:44:01 GMT -5
Beautiful flower pet!
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Post by Devon on Jul 18, 2011 8:36:05 GMT -5
Lovely!
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Post by cpgeek on Aug 10, 2011 16:05:36 GMT -5
Beautiful flower there Pet - but I'm fairly certain its owner is P. grandiflora ssp. grandiflora not vulgaris Rob
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jonas
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Post by jonas on Dec 19, 2011 17:02:06 GMT -5
Originally posted on May 19th. I got this last year, from the former SCAPI president. It seems to have liked its dormancy, coming back with a vengeance! (~ half a dozen side-shoots). It's not P. vulgaris, it's P. grandiflora (or possibly a very closely related hybrid of P. grandiflora). The "side-shoots" grow from winter gemmae that develop on the lower half of the winter bulb during dormancy. A good sized P. grandiflora that has flowered should develop an average of 15 winter gemmae each year, some of them much more. If the winter bulb sits deep in the soil, you may not see the gemmae clearly, but they are there if the bulb is in a good winter dormancy condition. Winter gemmae are perfect for propagation: They grow much quicker to flowering size plants than seedlings. "Germination rate" of gemmae is 100% and even small gemmae grow to plants easily. If you do not remove the gemmae, most of them will be overgrown by the mother plant in the next growing season. So I'd recommend to REMOVE the gemmae from the bulb when the right time has come. The best time is just a few weeks before the bulb starts to develop the leaves in spring. In my area this is February or March each year when the ground is unfrozen and the bulbs still dormant. To harvest the gemmae, just remove the dormant bulb from the soil (the roots from last season die during winter, so no problem), then remove the gemmae (I use the blade of a knive to carefully scrub the gemmae off). Put the bulb back to the soil and plant the gemmae seperately, so they cannot be overgrown by the mother plant. Plant gemmae as normal if you can decide which side is up, sow like you would do with seeds if gemmae is small. BTW: The pot in the picture above looks as if there is a bit substrate missing. I'd like to recommend big pots, filled with substrate. Most of my temperate Pinguicula grow in mini-bogs.
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