Limestone and quartz = beautiful Pinguicula rock!
The media could not be loaded. I was a little uncomfortable with the gamble of a random selection between the two "specifications" - a few smaller rocks vs a big one. But the price was great, so I went for it. I got one large rock (about 9x6x6") and a small one (3x3x2"). The rocks are exactly what I hoped for - actually more so, I wasn't expecting the rocks to sparkle but they do! Limestone is perfect for pinguicula, the cutest of all carnivorous plants - way better than those yellow sticky traps for fungus gnats, mosquitoes, moth flies, and other small insects. In their natural habitat, Mexican pings grow on limestone cliffs around rivers and streams. This rock has a lot of holes and depressions to put a little moss - the roots will grow through the moisture-retaining moss into the nooks and crannies to anchor the plant. I was delighted to see beautiful quartz crystals all over the rocks with a big smokey quartz on one side. There are some small geode chambers, too. I ended up breaking up the rock into 4 pieces and put each in a 6" bonsai pot (so either specification works for its intended purpose). Limestone is crumbly, so it only needed a couple of knocks with a hammer. The porous limestone wicks and drains water very well so the pings get just the right amount of water without risking root rot, to which they are prone. You do have to be mindful of the kinds of pings to use with limestone because some don't appreciate the high calcium content, but it's perfect for pings that normally call limestone cliffs home. The rocks were wrapped in a couple layers of bubble wrap, so they were well protected in shipping. I actually just ordered another in the Prime Day sale to create more pingdoms. Read more
