I have a Pinguicula which looks *exactly* the same as "P. species nova No. 4"
on page 111 of Adrian Slack's "Insect-Eating Plants <etc.>", also named by
Harald Weiner. It was sold to me as P. parvifolia, but doesn't match the
description in the book. Any ideas on what it *really* is?
The interesting thing about this plant is it flowers just as it goes dormant,
which is quite the opposite of other Pinguiculas I've seen. As you can see in
the photo, the "dormant" leaves are very thick and succulent-like, while the
"active" leaves are rounded with a turned-up outer edge. My plants are at
most an inch across. The flowers are pinkish with a dark throat (the opposite
of P. parvifolia).
>My D. binata multifida (extrema?) from Rob has started to regularly
>produce 4 branched leaves (i.e. dichotoma), and only after a year +
>of cultivation! (sheesh!)
My plant is luck to produce *any* leaves. For some reason, the leaves
inside the spiralled stem turn black before they get a chance to open.
I've sprayed the plant with pyrethrum to kill any insects that might be
attacking it (the stems sometimes look chewed), but to no avail. I now
suspect that a root borer may be at work, but since the plant is
reasonably healthy in other respects, I'm not sure this is the problem
either. Any ideas?