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Hi,

my P. esseriana has been experiencing its winter dry period for the last couple of months. A couple of weeks ago I divided the plant into 5 smaller rosettes and watered the rosettes thoroughly before allowing them to return to a drier condition. I just noticed today that 2 of the rosettes are beginning to flower. Should I begin to increase the amount of water the plant is getting whilst it flowers? Also its mid-winter in Scotland just now and day light hours are very short at the moment

Mexican pings usually flower during the dry periods (usually once in the fall, and again in early spring). I would continue to water as you would during the dry period.

Hello CarnivorousStu,

Yes, the Esseriana should flower during the winter as well as spring. I have not watered mine since the start of November and it is currently working on a flower and will fully bloom by the end of the week. I will post pictures. You can also see how the Esseriana changes its growth throughout the year from my post a few topics down in the butterwort section on this site.

-bsmith38