P. gigantea for beginners

P. gigantea for beginners#331187

By Copper2 - Sun Mar 24, 2019 12:53 am

- Sun Mar 24, 2019 12:53 am #331187

What is the care for P. gigantea? I’d like to get one!

Re: P. gigantea for beginners#331210

By jeff -  Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:08 am
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- Sun Mar 24, 2019 8:08 am #331210

Bonjour

like the others mexican ping

jeff

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Re: P. gigantea for beginners#331217

By CpKid -  Sun Mar 24, 2019 12:43 pm
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- Sun Mar 24, 2019 12:43 pm #331217

I'd like to mention that I think it can be kept a bit more wet than other Mexican pings during the winter, as it doesn't form succulent leaves.

Re: P. gigantea for beginners#331249

By Copper2 - Sun Mar 24, 2019 9:58 pm

- Sun Mar 24, 2019 9:58 pm #331249

CpKid wrote:I'd like to mention that I think it can be kept a bit more wet than other Mexican pings during the winter, as it doesn't form succulent leaves.

What does it form then? And does it need dryness in winter?

Re: P. gigantea for beginners#331253

By CpKid -  Sun Mar 24, 2019 10:04 pm
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- Sun Mar 24, 2019 10:04 pm #331253

The leaves get a bit smaller, and you should keep it damp/moist all the time. But it shouldn't sit in water for a long time.

Re: P. gigantea for beginners#331283

By Huntsmanshorn -  Mon Mar 25, 2019 2:39 am
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- Mon Mar 25, 2019 2:39 am #331283

Gigantea is very easy, give it a nice open growing mix, good amount of light, water it once in a while and you're all set.

Re: P. gigantea for beginners#331291

By jeff -  Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:24 am
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- Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:24 am #331291

at home, in dormancy they lose half their size and have almost no mucilage except on the central midrib.

it is a fairly easy species, for the substrate it can even be grown only in glass wool or rock.

note that it makes stolons

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Re: P. gigantea for beginners#331536

By Copper2 - Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:14 am

- Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:14 am #331536

jeff wrote: note that it makes stolons

Stolons = awesome. How fast does it take for them to get massive?

Re: P. gigantea for beginners#331538

By jeff -  Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:25 am
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- Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:25 am #331538

Bonjour
at home I had this phenomenon of stolon only on old plant, more than 5 years

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Re: P. gigantea for beginners#331561

By Nepenthes0260 -  Fri Mar 29, 2019 8:28 pm
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- Fri Mar 29, 2019 8:28 pm #331561

Copper2 wrote:
jeff wrote: note that it makes stolons
Stolons = awesome. How fast does it take for them to get massive?

I received a plant with a four inch diameter last fall. My p. gigantea are waking up from their 'dormancy', and the same one looks to have grown to a 5-6 inch leaf diamiter. Also, in December I took leaf pullings from the gigantea and one of the plants is already 2 inches wide!

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Re: P. gigantea for beginners#331585

By jeff -  Sat Mar 30, 2019 7:51 am
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- Sat Mar 30, 2019 7:51 am #331585

Bonjour

5-6 inch then 12-15 cm is a little gigantea

for my part I reach 50 cm almost 20 inch no dormant 5-6 inch when it is dormant

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