Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 09:41:54 +0800 From: "John H. Phillips III" <phillips@library.ucsf.edu> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg359$foo@default> Subject: Re: Pinguicula primuliflora
At 08:13 AM 1/24/97 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>Last week I bought a Pinguicula primuliflora in a local greenhouse. I have
>grown this species a couple of times before, but after half a year they
>started to rot. What is the best growing medium, watering regime, light
>condition etc. ? At the moment the plant is placed in my room, and receives
>full sunlight for a quarter of the day. The pot is placed in a tray with 1
>cm of rainwater.
>Mark
>
Mark, I grow mine outside in a covered fish tank, in sphagnum, in a four
inch pot, lots of bright light, but no direct sun, and about an inch of
water year round. So far they bloom and reproduce like crazy, so much in
fact that nearly the entire pot is hidden by leaves.
Hope this helps,
John H. Phillips III e-mail:phillips@library.ucsf.edu
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