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So title says it all. I went to the garden center for some orchids and walked by some carnivores and just couldnt resist, probably not the only one around here . I got 1 pinguicula, 1 pot of drosera capensis alba, 2 pots of vfts.

I also have a pinguicula emarginata who i recently moved to my terrarium. And ever since it has been in there it has been not doing so well. Maybe heat/humidity stress? Well here are some pics!!

Here is my unidentified ping.

Close up from flower should help ID.


Here is my p. Emarginata which hasnt be doing well. But I think the inner part is better.


And here are all the new familymembers.


I hope you can ID the ping and give some feedback on my emarginata.
Thanks!!!

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I think your Emarginata is getting too moist. the plant looks droopy and "slimy"...maybe too much humidity? I just have mine on the windowsill and they are doing fine (my Esseriana is putting out a flowerstalk lol). if I remember right Emarginata is a Mexican ping, which needs to be kept way drier because they are prone to rot. that could be what's happening in your situation...

Unknown ping is almost 100% gigantea

Ok thanks both of you. I will put my pings in the windowsill and tag one of them. Hopefully my emarginata survives

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Congrats on your new additions! The Pinguicula looks like a P. 'Tina' to me, which is often available at garden centres/nurseries that don't specialise in carnivorous plants. Do you have a photo of the flower in bright light at all? It could be a gigantea as Leathal_Traps said, but another photo should help.

P. emarginata is a Mexican Pinguicula but its care differs to other pings in this classification; rather than having a succulent and carnivorous growth state, it grows carnivorous leaves year-round (temperatures & humidity providing) and needs to be given better access to water (it should be kept moist at all times). If allowed to dry out in the winter, it will likely shrink in size and slow its growth, or it may die completely. It turns the standard "rules" for Mexican Pinguicula care on its head a bit, because they should be kept in at least some organic media and are more sensitive to humidity, needing around 60% to grow successfully and can handle some water on the leaves. They also prefer temperatures of 20ºC/68ºF+. The plant does look rather wet, but in-depth info on the care of this species in particular has proven to be skant so I can't say for certain how much water is considered okay. Pinguicula.org do have a great page on them though, which you can find here.

Thank you very much grey! I took it out of the terrarium so humidity should be fine now. I have it in 1-2 cm of rain water and i dont know the mix it was planted in. When i took the photo i had just sprayed the terrarium so that explains the wetness. I will try to post a pic of my yet unidentified ping tomorrow when the sun shines(currently night here). If i ever wanted to repot him or other pings what soil mix would you advise?

Thanks again!!

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Happy to help. For the unidentified Pinguicula, it should be tolerant to a wide variety of potting mixes. Mexican pings are amazingly versatile when it comes to what you pot them in, as long as it is quick-draining because they are sensitive to rot. You could use the standard peat/perlite/silica sand mix but go heavier on the perlite or sand, or you could use a purely mineral-based media composed of silica sand, perlite, lava rock, pumice, coral sand/gravel... some people use aquatic soils mixed with lots of sand or grit, others use limestone rocks. There are so many choices! I've used various things myself and am trying to find a decent inorganic mixture because I've had problems with organic soil before.

O.k. i will probably look into the peat/perlite/sand mixture. I am very happy that it should be tolerant because i mess a lot up lately.

For the yet unidentified ping here is another picture to maybe solve the mystery.


Thanks!

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P.s. on the picture it looks a bit darker than in real life.

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Great photo! I do think it's a P. 'Tina', the flowers look almost identical to photos of my own.

Great! Very good to hear that it probably is identified!
It is sending up its third flower stalk so more flowers to come.



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Fantastic! I'm so pleased it's giving you so many flowers, they are lovely.

Thanks. I think my p. Emarginata is forming a flower as well but i dont know for sure because it is so tiny.

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