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Post by dvg on Nov 8, 2013 16:55:08 GMT -5
These P. moranensis f. rosei, a Japanese strain, currently available from BCP, are pinkish in color now, but under stronger light will deepen in color to a dark purple. The following pics are of a P. moranensis that I grew out from seed. The seeds came from BCP, with the following plant and locale description: Pinguicula moranensis (red rosettes, near Santa Catarina, Juquilla, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2080m)There was some variation in the seedlings, with some having green leaves with heavy red venation, while others had varying degrees of green/red leaves and some had pinker leaves. This one was the reddest of the bunch, and under bright light can become a very dark purple. It's about to send up a flower so i'm tempted to pollinate the flower to then see how the seedlings turn out from this one. dvg
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Post by Avery on Nov 8, 2013 22:03:45 GMT -5
Very nice growing. The colour is fantastic.
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Post by hal on Nov 8, 2013 22:55:35 GMT -5
Very nice, Doug. I had some Pirouettes that went all pink, and some P. potosiensis with a deep purple tinge but never anything quite that bright. Have you grown them through multiple generations from leaf pullings? I find that once the progeny mature, they may have quite a different colour and never attain the brightness of the parent. Or a dull parent will produce bright kids
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Post by canuk1w1 on Nov 9, 2013 16:28:14 GMT -5
Beautiful Doug!
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Post by dvg on Nov 9, 2013 17:58:51 GMT -5
Thanks guys, Very nice, Doug. I had some Pirouettes that went all pink, and some P. potosiensis with a deep purple tinge but never anything quite that bright. Have you grown them through multiple generations from leaf pullings? I find that once the progeny mature, they may have quite a different colour and never attain the brightness of the parent. Or a dull parent will produce bright kids The pings from the Japanese strain are from leaf pullings. I've found that these and other mexi-pings will color up well in response to light and possibly cold. Sometimes, I get the darkest colors under T12 bulbs that are close to six months old, which by that time are getting ready to be replaced. I'm thinking there may even be other factors at play, just not sure which ones they are, unfortunately. dvg
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Post by Apoplast on Nov 10, 2013 14:22:06 GMT -5
Hi DVG - I have some pink ones, but those are impressive! I know it's no the most challenging species you grow, but I've never been swayed by difficulty being the primary factor in ranking a species as worthy. In fact, I often rank ease of cultivation in the plus column. Between it's size, dramatic motion, eagerness to flower, and ease of cultivation, I think D. capensis is one of the best dews out there to grow. Likewise, P. moranensis is big, colorful and varied, and as such is one of the best pings in my estimation. The relative ease of growing it only adds to its benefits. Your red clone is a great example of just how amazing that species can be. Thanks for sharing!
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Post by Devon on Nov 11, 2013 21:58:18 GMT -5
I love these, the colour is so rich compared to most of the other Pings you see. I was always tempted to buy one of them from BCP because they picture they have of it makes it look quite attractive. Although yours make them look even more incredible.
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Post by shoggoths on Nov 12, 2013 12:17:13 GMT -5
Nice plants DVG.
Great works raising some from seeds too!
I'm really looking forward for the flower, didn't see any of this specie yet. The 3 plants I would like to cross are rosei/alba/potosiensis but of the 3, only alba is flowering for me. Do you give them some cooler winter temp ?
Also, it is nice to see the color variation from laueana. Laueana is really red and those one are purple. Really nice.
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Post by dvg on Nov 13, 2013 14:18:17 GMT -5
Nice plants DVG. Do you give them some cooler winter temp ? Thanks guys, No, they get pretty much the same treatment year round. I did bring a few upstairs last week to sit in south facing window, which was a little chilly. I noticed some pings colored up darker, but wasn't sure if that was due to the cooler temps or perhaps instead from the weak November sun shining down on them. dvg
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Post by shoggoths on Nov 13, 2013 15:15:17 GMT -5
Ok, thank you for the info.
Some of my pings are flowering a lot and other not at all ... I'm trying to figure why.
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Post by dvg on Sept 4, 2014 13:55:54 GMT -5
A couple shots of some of the resulting offspring from that "red rosettes" seed from BCP. They all seem to be going into flowering mode. dvg
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Post by ng on Sept 4, 2014 15:57:14 GMT -5
Man Douger those are beautiful pings. You make me want to start collecting them again.
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Post by lloyd on Sept 4, 2014 21:26:54 GMT -5
Beauties.
Is the medium the same all the way through or is the mineral stuff just on top?
Is there dolomite in there?
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Post by dvg on Sept 5, 2014 11:15:14 GMT -5
Thanks Nolan and Lloyd. Nolan, I have to warn you that they're as addictive as potato chips - takes tremendous self restraint to limit oneself to having just a "few". ; ) Beauties. Is the medium the same all the way through or is the mineral stuff just on top? Is there dolomite in there? Yes, no and no. dvg
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Post by dvg on Sept 29, 2014 13:28:10 GMT -5
P. moranensis SG dvg
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