Tiff LOL dont be silly lady, im just gonna jump on all Your threads, post MY pics, get my answeres, and let You look like the bad guy! hehee seriously we're ALL learning, from Each Other, thats whats soo cool bout this joint (i think) ...and the Fun along the way. btw i dont (Hate) Anybody. or anything,, cept Stink Bugs! dem im goin to War on hehe oh may bad (5.1.1) of course,, hmm I'll try it on something to get a reference (perspective), heck ive got like every soil ammendment ingredient known to Man! lol ..been wantin to anyway :) yea big plants Are impressive, but i really like 'miniatures' in Lots of things, not just plants,, plus i dont have the space,,, i actually enjoy picking up each plant (on weekends, when ive the time) and taking to my lighted magnifier Lamp, giving em the once over before taking em to the sink,,, its kind of a bonding thing sorta,, Not like breast-feeding acourse! lol oh wow, yea i wasnt aware he was strugglin a bit, and the expense, Sorry to hear that Tiff, i'll definitely put you n your family on my Prayer list. :) hmm ive never married, thus no kids, so i dont know the 'joys',,, but man, talk about 'taking-the-good-with-the-bad' your probably thinkin (somedays) 'is this Really what i Wanted'? hmm,, wow really Nice sentiment Polly :) dang Polly? you type soo much younger than that!? hehe :)~ shoot its too late 4 pics, tomm maybe,, you kids in bed then, now? i gotta learn military time lol Night all, Tiff,, 110 oz's?? really, im not even gonna ask hehee i can still catch a cpl mins of Avat...rrr...zzzzzz

Many Mexican Pinguicula species, hybrids and cultivars often respond to reduced photoperiods by sending up flowers. It is just part of their natural growth cycle. Also, many of them are known for flowering well during their "winter," non-carnivorous growth cycles. Just because the plant does not have carnivorous leaves at this stage does mean that it is not capable of photosynthesizing for energy or that the plant is not actively growing (in most case, it is still in active growth). Also, it is fairly common that the individual rosettes will spontaneously separate into two or more separate growing points. This phenomenon tends to coincide with flowering, though it can occur at any time, regardless of the season. After the separate crowns are allowed to grow for a several weeks to several months (depending on growing conditions), they will be easy to divide. And those newly repotted rosettes will eventually divide themselves and....you will then have quite a lot of pings! :-)

One of the beauties of isopropyl alcohol spraying is that you can often see the bugs killed immediately, and know if you have missed any. There are some plants bothered by mealy bugs which are not suitable for spraying; African violets are a notable example. You can, however, dab the bugs on such plants with alcohol to remove them. kimmsr: you might have been thinking about methanol which can be quite hazardous to both the plant and the one spraying; isopropyl sprays are a quite well established, and known effective solution for many plants. In my own experience I have had reasonable success spraying off some aphids with water, but have not found that water sprays are effective at removing mealy bugs or scale. I would be interested to see research which documents the effectiveness of water sprays on scale and mealy bugs because it would help enlighten me on what technique is used. Even the most forceful sprays I can muster would not remove these pests. What are the references referred to at Michigan State and UC? Renais

Hi Tori. Sorry about your plant stress! I'm no expert but it looks pretty healthy from you pics. That stuff near the roots and a little of the tips turning yellow is normal. New growth is gonna slow this time of year. You're good not watering until it's dry. Not sure about the curling. Maybe it needs a warm up like you said. Put it right next to that NE facing window in your room, if you haven't already. Good luck with your sweet plant. :)