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I've just got this tiny Ping Tina. But it doesn't look like a Tina with large leaves. Is she all right?

She's fine. 'Tina' has P. agnata in her parentage. That's a species that doesn't make a complete switch of leaf type in the winter but instead grows smaller thicker leaves. This is a typical winter look for 'Tina', as well as 'Gina' and 'Pirouette', all of which involve agnata.


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Here's agnata 'Scented flower' in winter growth. The leaves are small but there are still glands on them.


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And here's my 'Tina' (grown under T5s). The light is a bit high but you can see that there are still glands on the leaves. They're small and thick but still sticky. You can even see a springtail or two caught on them.

Compare it with the distinctly un-carnivorous winter leaves of a moranensis going into winter form. The outer carnivorous leaves are still there with their glands but the innermost ones are dry, often with hairs rather than glands Sometimes they are just slightly sticky. The transitional ones do tend to be sticky though.


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