Pinguicula macrophylla is a Pinguicula on sale at diflora’s webshop: an easy to grow Pinguicula from Central America

Hystory: 

What is our source for this Pinguicula macrophylla?

Diflora began the micropropagation of Pinguicula macrophylla fromsterile 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 macrophylla grows indoors all year round under LED lights placed 30 at temperature  under 20°C-25° degrees.

What we think about it?

Pinguicula macrophylla is nice sized Pinguicula with violet flower. A good choice for beginners.

What is Its main strategy to catch prey ?

As all sundews, Pinguicula macrophylla 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: flat, rosetted

Leaf color:  green, violet flower

Type: Mexican Pinguicula

Shipping: in pot 6.5cm ceramic color diameter.

Additional info:

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