Re: HELP: Pinguicula PRIMULIFLORA

tkhayes@pennet.net
Mon, 9 Sep 1996 16:13:36 GMT

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>I have a small plant of P. primuliflora with a rosette about 2cm wide
>planted in a mix of 70% sphagnum peat + 30% sand and keep it in the shade.
>It is gradually loosing all the external leaves since they slowly become
>black and curled though there is one central leaf that is about to grow that
>is still green.
>Any suggestions on why the leaves that touch and don't touch the peat
>surface are getting black and dying????

I grow mine in sand topped by live sphagnum, and I don't have that problem....

I used to have the same troubles when I had them in peat.

Take care & keep on growing,

-Tom- & Krissy

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