Darwin’s Atelier proudly presents our new original hybrid, Pinguicula x “Koiwa“, officially registered with the International Carnivorous Plant Society in December 2023. Pinguicula x “Koiwa“ is a cross between Mexican Pinguicula, P. agnata “Red Leaf” x P. koehres. P. x Koiwa is robust, prolific, and blooms year around. “Kohaku“ is a little town in the old downtown part of eastern Tokyo, Japan where the creator grew up. Strangely, P. x Koiwa often produces flowers with 6 petals as opposed to usual 5 petals in Pinguicula. 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 gravels). Care sheet is available at the courtesy of NECPS here.