P. primuliflora lifespan

From: Nicholas Plummer (nplummer@duke.edu)
Date: Tue Jul 07 1998 - 07:26:13 PDT

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Date: Tue, 07 Jul 1998 09:26:13 -0500
From: Nicholas Plummer <nplummer@duke.edu>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
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Subject: P. primuliflora lifespan

Does Pinguicula primuliflora have a limited lifespan, or should it grow
indefinitely under good conditions? Twice in the past four years, my P.
primuliflora has suddenly died shortly after flowering. Each time, it
produced several plantlets at tips of its leaves, so I haven't been left
without a plant. The consistent timing of these events immdiately after
flowering makes me wonder if this is a natural part of the plants life
cycle. I should mention, though, that it doesn't happen every time the
plant flowers. Is this normal, or is my culture somehow lacking? I
think Peter D'Amato's new book mentions that P. primuliflora may be
shortlived in cultivation, but he didn't give much detail. Can anyone
comment?

cheers,
Nick

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