Pinguicula calderoniae is a Pinguicula on sale at diflora’s webshop: a tropical plants from Central America

Hystory: 

What is our source for this Pinguicula Pinguicula calderoniae?

Diflora began the micropropagation of Pinguicula calderoniae from sterile flask. Micropropagation allows the preservation of the mother plant genome avoiding contamination and genetic variation caused by traditional pollination followed by seeds production

How we grow it?

Pinguicula calderoniae grows indoors all year round under LED lights placed 30 at temperature  under 20°C-25° degrees.

What we think about it?

Pinguicula calderoniae is nice sized Pinguicula with erect leaves and a violet flowery.

What is Its main strategy to catch prey ?

As all sundews, Pinguicula calderoniae catch mainly small  flying insects using sticky modified trichomes placed all over their leaves. These trichomes secrete droplets of water and polysaccharides attracting insects that are searching for sugary substances, like nectar.. As the unawares visitors fatally fly on those sweet and lethal leaves, they stay glued and unable to fly away. It is caused mainly by droplet viscosity. Slowly, the dense liquid of the nearby  trichomes wrap the insect causing a macabre destiny for the unlucky victim: the tracheas, respiratory holes placed on the surface of the exoskeleton of insects, are obstructed causing their death by suffocation.

Location:

Mexico

Description:

Shape: erect

Leaf color: bronzed green, violet flower

Type: Mexican Pinguicula

Shipping: in pot 6.5cm ceramic color diameter.

Additional info:

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