Classification:
- Family: Lentibulariaceae
- Genus: Pinguicula
- Cultivar: 'Tina'
Origin:
- Hybrid of: Pinguicula agnata × Pinguicula zecheri
General Description:
- Type: Perennial carnivorous plant
- Appearance: Forms a dense rosette of fleshy, glandular leaves.
- Size: Medium, usually between 10 and 15 cm in diameter.
Leaves:
- Shape: Oval to spatulate, flat and slightly fleshy.
- Color: Light green to yellowish-green, sometimes with reddish hues under bright light.
- Texture: Glandular and sticky, allowing to trap small insects for digestion.
Flowers:
- Flowering Period: Mainly in spring and summer.
- Appearance: Delicate and attractive flowers, usually lavender to light purple with a white or 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: May undergo partial dormancy in winter with reduced watering.
- Propagation: Mainly 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.
