Darwin’s Atelier proudly presents our new original hybrid, Pinguicula x “Kohaku“, officially registered with the International Carnivorous Plant Society in December 2023. Pinguicula x “Kohaku“ is a cross between P. laueana x P. moranensis, “alba”, and shows the corolla color like a raspberry smoothie, just in between the color spectrums of the parental species. “Kohaku“ is a Japanese word for red and white, depicting its parental origins. Clone 1 is slightly lighter in flower color than clone 2. Pinguicula x “Kohaku“ is a Mexican butterwort and should be grown under the tropical condition. Sunny eastern and southern facing windowsills or under T5 fluorescent lamp would be sufficient for it to grow happily. Mexican Pinguicula in general go through a dry season and a wet season as it should in the wild. During the wet season, it generates wider and sticky carnivorous leaves and is a notorious fungus gnat catcher! It is inevitable to occasionally experience fungus gnat infestations if you have a house plants or two. Place a Pinguicula next to the infested pot. It is so efficient in catching these insects that it will be covered with fungus gnats in no time! When it's time for a dry season, it starts generating thicker but narrower non-carnivorous leaves that almost look like succulent leaves. When that happens, keep it dry. It blooms profusely throughout the year regardless the wet/dry seasons. Shipped bare root in sphagnum. Upon arrival, take it out of sphagnum and pot it in inorganic medium (e.g. Bonsai mix).

Care sheet is available at the courtesy of NECPS here.