Thanks Greg! It sure loves its gnats delight Oh, and thanks for the thumbs up Hetty and Marilyn!

Now I know if my flies get too bad I can always get another plant! haha and one that I haven't grown before

Just a photo update of my Ping this November..still making blooms!



Without flash:

That's wild, the blooms are so similar to violets. So cute!!

Thanks Tiffany It is a very self-sufficient cute plant

Tarev - I really really don't want to get interested in a whole 'nother species of plants! Your photos are NOT helping! Too cute!!

Passive enabler me

Yes you are! I'm not really complaining!!

And I am not stopping to encourage you

I have just found this thread… I think I'm in trouble! I have found another 'must have'!!!! What a wonderful plant! Not only beautiful, but also serves a purpose! My first and only(so far) carnivorous is a Nepenthes…Love this one so much, that I have 2 !!!! Looks to me like they need a companion!

Tara all I can say is "Oh Oh!" and also to another danger zone!! I've been very good about looking and not leaping at these plants! A friend has some of them, and many do great here in Seattle because it can be so damp! I'd love to see your babies if you want to post photos!

I've never heard of these plants until I read Tarev's thread here of her Pinguicula. Afterwards, I took a couple of photos of other Butterworts (Pinguiculas) at a nursery in Northern California called California Carnivores.

I do love both of these photos! Now I have to search online for "photos" of plants...not sources! ohoh slippery slope here!

Lucky you Tara! I am not successful with Nepenthes! Pings will surely be in good company!

Lovely photos Bev

Hey Greg..that's why the leaves are sticky..for those who love it, just gets hopelessly 'stuck' on it too

tarev said:
Hey Greg..that's why the leaves are sticky..for those who love it, just gets hopelessly 'stuck' on it too

The Nepenthes was my introduction into Carnivorous plants. They haven't been as difficult as I had heard. Either that, or I've just been really lucky so far…These are my babies that are now looking for a new friend! Ping!!!

Wow...and exotic babies they are, Tara!

Thanks for sharing your photos Tara! So lovely lovely

I wish I have the humidity for it.. way too dry here in my area. How do you water it..is it picky with the type of water?

Thanks Bev, and tarev, Yes they do prefer rain over all else, and that can be a problem for us occasionally. When we have a lack of rain, I do water with distilled. I have on occasion watered with tap that has set for at least 24 hours, and I've not seen any huge 'dislike', but I try to play it safe, and keep distilled on hand.

What have you found with the Pings? Are they at all picky?

My Pings are not picky at all..actually I just keep the container sitting in water, I just use tap water and it prefers shade. Thrives well.

Rain...a precious thing here..no rain from April to November..though it is raining now a bit which is just on cue.