'Eight Ping' pileup?

'Eight Ping' pileup?#413585

By specialkayme -  Tue Jun 07, 2022 1:30 pm
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- Tue Jun 07, 2022 1:30 pm #413585

Relatively new to pings. Picked up two last September (a Pinguicula 'Sethos' and a Pinguicula Ehlersiae). The Sethos appears to be acting 'odd'. Started off as one set of leaves, then noticed two in the same "ball". Two started flowering, now when I count them it's at eight.

What's going on? Do I have 8 separate plants here, or is it one that's just growing weird?

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Re: 'Eight Ping' pileup?#413588

By thepitchergrower -  Tue Jun 07, 2022 2:54 pm
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- Tue Jun 07, 2022 2:54 pm #413588

It probably just divided. You can separate them (carefully) or leave them be.

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By Carnies -  Tue Jun 07, 2022 3:25 pm
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- Tue Jun 07, 2022 3:25 pm #413595

Honestly, I'd wait cause I'm not an expert on pings.

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Re: 'Eight Ping' pileup?#413665

By DragonsEye -  Tue Jun 07, 2022 11:58 pm
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- Tue Jun 07, 2022 11:58 pm #413665

I count at least 7 crowns there. If you don't have space for a bunch of extra pots you can leave it be. If you have the room, you can separate them.

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Re: 'Eight Ping' pileup?#413787

By madrone -  Thu Jun 09, 2022 3:25 am
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- Thu Jun 09, 2022 3:25 am #413787

Yeah - I'd wait. If you try too early, before the plants basically start pushing themselves apart, you will end up with a LOT of inadvertent leaf pullings. Once they are further along in their division it is a cinch to tease them apart. Enjoy your abundance of 'Sethos'!

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Re: 'Eight Ping' pileup?#413845

By jeff -  Fri Jun 10, 2022 9:36 am
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- Fri Jun 10, 2022 9:36 am #413845

these plants are ehlersiae, for my part I would separate them

for the 'sethos' if this is also the case also separate them otherwise with their large leaf risk of suffocation

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