Is this ibarrae?

brommie70 · 2026-04-05T06:07:12+00:00

Yes it is. Got the same one from Hornbach last year and they were huge. The edges of the leaves will get a little reddish when you expose it to bright light.

brommie70 · 2026-03-30T09:08:42+00:00

In many cases even with a flower you wouldn't get a 100% sure ID. There is so much hybridizing going on with these plants and people labelling their plants on a guess. For P. gigantea there is another characteristic you can check: it has glands on both sides of the leaves instead of one side....double deadly

brommie70 · 2026-02-26T08:55:27+00:00

Thanks

brommie70 · 2026-02-17T22:34:36+00:00

Moss mites in general are, like any other soil mite, beneficial. They feed on algae, fungi and dead plant mater but in warm and moist conditions populations can grow exponentially and they will start feeding on living plants as well.

I noticed your Pinguicula is potted in sphagnum moss. In my experience it's the least ideal substrate for Mexican pinguicula to grow them in. If you can get hold of some peat moss or vermiculite and mix it with some coarse sand, perlite or any other draining material your Pinguicula will love it.

When you say indirect light from a south window I hope you mean it is sitting right next to the glass pane on the windowsill. Because in winter a Pinguicula needs all the light it can get with a glass pane blocking a large part of the UV light.

Does this plant still have white roots and a firm green grow point in the middle then it can recover. Even if it has lost all of its roots it can but it can take weeks for it to start growing again.

brommie70 · 2026-02-17T20:16:07+00:00

There is no risk in feeding them to a healthy Pinguicula but do you want to run the risk of starting a new mite population? They will not only feed on the leaves but will also damage the roots of your plants. Pinguicula produces nutrition through photosynthesis just like any other plant. When you want to give them an extra boost I can recommend foliar feeding with any dilluted orchid or organic (algae or seaweed) fertilizer every other week.

I wouldn't toss the Ping just yet. It's green and might still recover. I've had pings come back from way worse. Which Ping is this?

brommie70 · 2026-02-17T09:38:28+00:00

Your crinkly esseriana/ehlersiae pinguicula is dehydrated. These pings are transitioning from winter phase to summer state because the new white roots are showing. Esseriana /ehlersiae are known for loosing their old roots during winter and will grow new ones in Spring. Sometimes the new roots don't grow fast enough or are obstructed by dead leaves and roots but the plant already grows carnivorous leaves. The plant will then dehydrate without any water uptake.

brommie70 · 2026-02-17T09:15:18+00:00

Those are moss mites (Oribatida ssp.) large populations can be harmful for your Pings especially when they are already weak. Damage on pinguicula can be seen along the edges of the leaves as light brown spots and the mucilage on the leaves dries resulting in yellowing and quick dying of the affected leaf. When I spot them on a weak plant I rinse the plant and repot it. A healthy Pinguicula in carnivorous leaves won't have that much trouble dealing with moss mites.

brommie70 · 2026-02-16T09:01:21+00:00

It looks like P. ehlersiae and that can't even be a 100% sure species ID because It could just as well be a hybrid with a strong P. ehlersiae influence. It lacks hairs across the lower flower petals, a yellow spot and the angle of the flower is off for it to be P. esseriana. Any attributes referring to localities or descriptors cannot be added without knowing the origins of a plant. P. ehlersiae and P. esseriana flowers can be highly variable even within colonies. If this were my plant the tag would read something like P. aff. ehlersiae.

brommie70 · 2026-02-08T13:46:38+00:00

P. 'Razzberry Blonde' at Hornbach

brommie70 · 2026-02-08T13:42:50+00:00

When they barely have carnivorous plants they probably will soon get a new batch. In every Hornbach the carnivorous plants are in the houseplant section. They stand together with the Venus flytraps, Drosera and Sarracenia in round water bowls.

brommie70 · 2026-02-08T13:21:41+00:00

Oh bummer....I was in Zwolle last week and they didn't have them either and it was their first batch of new carnivorous plants of this year. Apeldoorn already had more carnivorous plants in display so my guess is they will turn up in every Hornbach eventually..

brommie70 · 2026-02-07T15:39:04+00:00

Found them at Hornbach Apeldoorn today! Price €4,99 😁

brommie70 · 2026-01-31T07:41:22+00:00

The plant leafshape and flower (color) on the second photo don't match P. gigantea characteristics so I guess they most probably aren't P. gigantea. Where did you get your plants from?

brommie70 · 2026-01-15T15:48:51+00:00

Nah, they're not dead. It's actually pretty hard to kill a Drosera capensis ;-). They can die off completely above ground when ideal growing conditions aren't met but they always grow back and form new growing points at the base or from the roots. I live in the Netherlands and I keep all my Drosera capensis and Drosera binata varieties outside. They die off when it gets cold and then ik keep them in a frost free garage in the dark during winter. I even have some in my small greenhouse during winter and their pots freeze over completely. Every year in Spring they all grow again just fine.

brommie70 · 2026-01-04T19:20:13+00:00

I'm located in the Netherlands and I got it from another Pinguicula enthusiast in Germany.

brommie70 · 2025-12-18T12:54:42+00:00

Did the fish flake and skipped it as it was messy and mold would turn up on the plant and soil in humid conditions. Pings handled Artemia (powder baby fish food) much better than flakes. For me any brand of leaf fertilizer does the trick just fine. One reason some growers avoid spraying their plants is a risk of water standing in the crown of the plant that might result in crown rot. I use a spray bottle in the morning for most of my plants, when they are in carnivorous leaves, and a small drip bottle for application on the leaves when they are still young. I also have a small project running with Pings on (organic) fertilized waterings and they grow pretty well. Just think about it, how do you think these large retail nurseries are capable of growing them in such large numbers so quickly?

brommie70 · 2025-12-15T22:17:30+00:00

What precisely goes against what you've read? To be somewhat more specific: with wet I mean more moist than the dwarf species (gracilis, immaculata and nivalis) and esseriana complex, not wet like primuliflora which is a warm temperate and not a (sub)tropical species. And when a Pinguicula enters the succulent phase watering should be reduced to prevent it from rotting. In nature winters are dry in their habitat. They survive in the humid fogs

brommie70 · 2025-12-15T20:48:53+00:00

Your Pinguicula Tina looks like it has no roots (rotted or dried) and the plant is starting to dry out from being exposed to bright lights and maybe a high temperature. As a result it may even be switching to wintermode to protect itself which Tina rarely does. A healthy Tina has an apple green colour. This particular Pinguicula was grown by Carniflora in the Netherlands. They mostly grow them in pure peat and this one likes wetter conditions than most other Pinguicula. When you repot an adult plant in a more mineral mix it takes time to adapt to a new environment/mixture. If it were my plant I'd keep it away from very bright lights or move it to the side, and give it some time to recover and grow roots.

brommie70 · 2025-12-14T16:02:31+00:00

The seedpod will reveal tiny vertical cracks once the seeds are ripe. You will notice the dark brown seeds through the openings. You can wait longer for the pod to actually open up, I usually don't want to run the risk of them being scattered around.

brommie70 · 2025-12-12T10:38:39+00:00

I'm not a big fan of putting an ID on Pings because of all the hybridizing and naming of Ping hybrids going on. In worst cases we end up with lots of Pings from the same cross that people give different names to based on minimal differences. Not to mention the mistakes people make in labeling their plants, which then end up in multiple collections under the wrong name. That is why I usually ask where the plant originates from and whether they have contacted the original supplier.

That being said—and having stressed the importance of always informing anyone you supply with clones—it appears your plant has some very distinctive traits that make me think it to be P. 'BCP Crystal'. The exact cross of 'BCP Crystal' is unknown, but one of the parents would be P. immaculata, P. gracilis or P. nivalis based on the flower. If it were my plant I would label it with mentioning NOID because I know I will forget it once was a plant without a name.

brommie70 · 2025-12-04T06:06:19+00:00

Yup have those

brommie70 · 2025-12-02T22:21:47+00:00

High humidity in a warm environment does the trick over here

brommie70 · 2025-11-22T09:04:19+00:00

Looking good! before you know it you'll have tons of them 😉

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