Pinguicula 'Red Starfish'

Classification:

• Family: Lentibulariaceae
• Genus: Pinguicula
• Cultivar: 'Red Starfish'

Origin:

• Hybrid of: Complex cross between several species of Pinguicula, often involving Mexican species like Pinguicula agnata, Pinguicula moranensis, and others.

General Description:

• Type: Perennial carnivorous plant
• Appearance: Forms a compact and star-shaped rosette of fleshy, glandular leaves.
• Size: Small to medium, usually between 6 and 10 cm in diameter.

Leaves:

• Shape: Elongated, pointed, and arranged in a star-like pattern, giving it its distinctive name.
• Color: Light green to reddish, intensifying to deep red under bright light.
• Texture: Glandular and sticky, used to trap small insects for digestion.

Flowers:

• Flowering Period: Spring to summer.
• Appearance: Delicate flowers, usually pale pink to violet, with a often lighter throat.
• Peduncle: Long and slender, bearing a single flower per stem.

Cultivation Conditions:

• Light: Bright indirect light, tolerates some hours of direct sunlight.
• Temperature: Prefers moderate temperatures, between 15°C and 25°C.
• Humidity: Appreciates moderate to high ambient humidity, around 50% to 70%.
• Substrate: Well-draining mixture, composed of peat, perlite, and sand.
• Watering: Capillary watering recommended, keeping the substrate moist but not waterlogged.

Maintenance:

• Overwintering: Reduces activity in winter, requiring less water and light.
• Propagation: By division of rosettes or leaf cuttings.
• Specialties: Sensitive to mineral-rich water, use rainwater, distilled, or osmosis water.

Shipping of plant parcels to France: Monday.

Shipping of plant parcels to Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg: Monday to Wednesday.

For any orders placed between Wednesday and Sunday, plants will be shipped the following week to ensure freshness.