Pinguicula Sethos sick?

edmo · #1 12-03-2010, 02:14 PM

Hi,

I am completely new to this sort of thing. I am new to keeping plants and new to the interweb forums.

I have a little pinguicula sethos in the office and it seems that the leaves are no longer sticky and flies are not getting stuck. It seems to have been neglected for a time and then over watered.

I would hopefully like to get this little guy back on track. Is there any tips you could give to how to grow it properly?

Thanks!

Kathy-WPalmBeach · #2 12-03-2010, 03:56 PM

sorry but this is an orchid forum.

DREW HARTIS · #3 12-03-2010, 06:47 PM

While yes this is an orchid forum, I believe we should help if we can. I would suggest you contact the Sarracenia Northwest websight.They are perhaps the most knowledgable people I know of when it comes to carnivorous plants. I buy all my plants from them and like I have said they really know their stuff. Good luck

EdM-in-TN · #4 12-04-2010, 10:12 PM

Pinguiculas are great little carnivorous plants to have around our orchids, especially indoors, because they are very easy to care for but especially because their primary diet is fungus gnats...a considerable pest for indoor orchid growers.

EdMo...Pinguiculas go dormant during the winter. Their leaves get smaller and the roots break off. In nature this prepares them for the winter rains which flood and carry them away to a new spot to take root.

I repot my Pinguiculas into fresh sphagnum moss each fall. I break apart the "pups" and put one per pot. The broken off leaves will also take root and start new plants.

The Pinguiculas will break dormancy in Feb/March.

edmo · #5 12-06-2010, 07:48 PM

EdM-in-TN, Thanks very much for your information. This is exactly what I was looking for.

Yes, I do keep my pinguicula close to my orchids; they help with the gnats and their simpleness nicely juxtaposes the intricacies of the orchids.

Thanks again!

Drew, thanks to you too. I have now checked out the site and and finding it very helpful as well.

DREW HARTIS · #6 12-06-2010, 08:36 PM

you might want to try some of the tropcial sundews also. They are very good gnat catchers. I have one that I grow along side my orchids and it really does catch alot of small insects. I also have a nepanthes that is good for catching the stray ant or cockroach.