Pinguicula ‘Charlie’s Hope’ is a Mexican butterwort hybrid created to raise awareness about cardiomyopathy and the many children enduring this disease while waiting for donor hearts. Bred by Sandy Casey, P. ‘Charlie’s Hope’ is named after Dave Flocken’s nephew who suffered from the condition. Please note: Plants require strong light to develop and maintain color.
Description
Size and packing method: You will receive a bare root plant about 1 inch in diameter, carefully wrapped in a damp paper towel. If selecting with soil mix, you will receive a little over one cup of our prepackaged Mexican Butterwort Potting Mix in addition to the bare root plant. This quantity of soil is roughly enough to fill one 2.5 x 2.5 x 3.5 inch square pot.
Growing requirements
Mature size: About 3 inches in diameter
Light: Partial to full sun or grow light equivalent
Soil: Mexican Butterwort Potting Mix
Feeding: Feed bugs, dried bloodworms, fish food, or diluted foliar fertilizer such as Maxsea every 2-3 weeks
Humidity: 50-80% with adequate airflow
Water: While in its carnivorous phase, provide enough distilled water for the media to remain damp. Reduce watering and allow the media to dry out regularly once the succulent rosette begins to form.
Temperature: 55-85°F
Dormancy: Technically none, however carnivorous leaves are replaced by a smaller succulent rosette for part of the year
Planting and adjustment instructions will be included with your shipment.
Samantha (verified owner) –
i was so sad and scared when i opened this ping bc it was not doing well at all. the roots were dead and i think it had crown rot? i was eventually able to save it somehow lol, but it is still defiantly recovering and i lost a lot/most of the ping. but it did arrive incredibly fast and the rest of my pings/sundew were completely healthy and huge!! will def buy from here again!
curiousplant (store manager) –
Hi Samantha, we’re sorry this plant arrived damaged. It appears to have been bruised at the growth point or gotten a little too wet while in transit which set it back. It looks like it is bouncing back well thanks to your skills, but if it’s struggling we’re be happy to send you a new one!
Kristin (verified owner) –
Arrived faster than expected, plants are colorful, large and healthy
Linda K. (verified owner) –
Highly recommend!
Cecilia Boley (verified owner) –
I love the rosette and the gorgeous color on this one. So lovely!
Maricela Velazquez (verified owner) –
Amazing