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21 minutes ago, elvis said:
Absolutely stunning plants!
BUT i too need the clone of the Spectabilis, it looks very similar to Spec x Talang
Thank you! The spectabilis is from Borneo Exotics; I only know it as their 'giant' form.
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Hello everyone,
A few pictures of pitchers that have developed over the winter months:
N. macrophylla
N. edwardsiana:
N. peltata
N. lowii & N. xtrusmadiensis
N. jacquelineae
N. spectabilis
N. platychila
N. mikei
N. ephippiata
Looking forward to the Spring!!
Wiser
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Not even a single one of your neps looks bad?
How do you control the temperature and humidity? maybe I can copy you and get amazing neps in the future
I only show the good ones! I have my fair share of problems and frustrations, I can assure you.
Humidity is easy - I have one hydrofogger on a timer adding moisture every 2 hours during the day, and another set at 70%; humidity is usually well above this level.
Keeping the temperature down in the summer is my biggest problem: I suspect heat-stress is responsible for a lot of the issues I've had over the years. The hydrofoggers help to some extent, but this year I'm taking the easy way out and doubling up on the shade netting over the greenhouse. In the winter, of course, I am reliant on heaters and no power cuts! Wiser
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and this Summer's lowii......
Wiser
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This is my first foray onto this part of the Forum. I began experimenting with Bulbophyllums about 18 months ago, to accompany my Nepenthes collection in their
new greenhouse; it seemed that they might appreciate the high humidity and summer heat more than many orchids. Keeping them sufficiently well shaded has been the main challenge. Here are some of the results:
B. flabellum-veneris:
B. frostii
B. echinolabium
B. arfakianum
B. wendlandianum
B. grandiflorum
B. nymphopolitanum
B. propinquum
B. rothschildianum
B. makoyanum
B. lobbii
Thanks for looking!
Wiser
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This is gorgeous ! Congratulations !
Such a nice Gh and collection :)
Thank you!
A couple more to show you:
N. rajah:
N. trusmadiensis:
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Absolutely fantastic, you must be the first person to get an intermediate pitopangii pitcher, really well done! What form is it? It's such a wonderfull species.
Oliver
Thank you! It is Wistuba's 'Ivory coloured form'.
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Do you get insects in your tropical house ?
Very few, other than very tiny flies that N.inermis seems to be very good at catching. I'm more concerned about keeping pests out, so I have double door entry, no windows that open and vents covered with shade netting.
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Hello everyone; a few pictures of some of this Summer's crop:
N. burbidgeae
N. flava
N. platychila
N. pitopangii
N. inermis
N. sibuyanensis - upper and lower
N. macrophylla (basal growth)
N. jamban
and a group photo
Wiser
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Hello Wiser,
may I ask you where you got the N.klossii from?
Besides I´d be interested in the age of your stunning N.x trusmadiensis. I have just a very small one and would like to know how long it´ll take to reach the size of your beauty.
Hi lilacina,
The klossii is a Borneo Exotics specimen.
Difficult to answer your question about xtrusmadiensis: the plant in the picture is the product of a basal cutting I took from the parent plant about 7 years ago - but it was a big basal cutting. Some species/hybrids grow well for me - xtrusmadiensis is one of them - others don't. I wish you luck with yours!
Wiser
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incredible!
that Peltata is huge, how old is it???
Hi. Actually, I'm not sure. It was quite a large plant when I acquired it in 2014. After sulking for a while it started growing quite vigorously and now has a leaf span of 2ft.
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Nice Veitchiis ! Is Veithchii ( 2) the Candy Stripe variety ? and, if so, where did you get it from ?
Hello! Yes it is the Candy Stripe variety. If memory serves me correctly, it came from Chrisitan Klein.
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Hi everyone,
The weather outside is frightful - but at least it's mild. Good for the heating bill.
Here are a few winter pitchers:
N.macrophylla
N. trusmadiensis:
N. aristo:
N. klossii:
N. peltata:
N. veitchii (1):
N. veitchii (2):
Wishing you good growing in 2016!
Wiser
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Hello everyone,
Too much sun and too little rain in this part of the UK, but here's a selection of this Summer's crop:
N. robcantleyi:
N. jamban
N. rajah:
N. peltata:
N. burbidgeae:
N. truncata x ephippiata:
N. inermis:
N. sibuyanensis (and N. sanguinea)
N. truncata:
N. spathulata x hamata:
N. hamata:
and N. lowii (just opened):
Hope you enjoy!
Wiser
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Hello everyone,
I've been waiting for the flowers on my N. robcantleyi to open so that I can tell what sex it is. However, the flower stalk is 80cm high and still growing........!
At this rate, I'm going to need a taller greenhouse!
Wiser
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Hello everyone,
I treated myself to a new greenhouse over the Summer; the old one was so crowded it was becoming unmanageable. Here are some pictures of outside and inside:
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Hello everyone,
I like to keep the larger dried out pitchers from my trusmadiensis plants, but I've found that the only convenient way to keep them is to stick them together. And so the Trusmadiensis Tower was born!
Currently comprising 24 pitchers and 0.7m high, I'm thinking of entering it for the Turner prize in due course!!
Happy New Year,
Wiser
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Hello everyone,
A few favourites from this year's crop:
N. macrophylla
N. lowii
N. rajah
N.veitchii
N. jamban
N. burbidgeae
Wiser
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Outstanding!! Better than Kew Gardens! Wiser
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Hello everyone,
This may be common knowledge to UK members, but Kew Gardens have now dedicated an area in the Princess of Wales Conservatory to Nepenthes. This must have opened in the last couple of months and none of the plants look established yet. It is a curious mix of lowland and highland species, but should be well worth a visit in due course, especially if the huge bicalcarata (see picture) decides it likes its new home. I go to Kew on a regular basis, so I will keep you posted.
bicalcarata:
Wiser
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Thanks Lucifer. I keep a min temp of 12C at night and 17C during the day, with humidity at min 70%. I can't control the maximums. The lowii seems to prefer being kept out of direct light and has done much better since I repotted in 100% sphagnum moss about a year ago.Wonderfull, in what conditions do you keep the plant?
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As the snow falls again, the only real highlight of our incessant Winter has been my first lowii upper. Here are a couple of shots:
Wiser
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Hi Manders,
I have two mature Veitchiis, both of which have happily continued to grow and pitcher over our abysmal winter - unlike many of my other Nepenthes. I keep the greenhouse at a min of 12C, raising it to 17C during the day. Here's the latest pitcher. Wiser
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Hello everyone,
A few pictures from this Summer's crop:
N. sibuyanensis:
N. rajah:
N. trusmadiensis;
N. veitchii:
and another:
N. jacquelineae:
N. truncata (my largest pitcher so far, at 16"):
N. boschiana x densiflora uppers:
and a new basal pitcher:
Wiser
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Winter pitchers
in Nepenthes
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Hi Tropicat, & thanks! You should be able to find details of my growing conditions in a couple of previous posts, but they are basically: 12C min temp, humidity min 70%, artificial lights for 5 hrs a day in winter and rainwater only. I grow all my plants in 100% sphagnum moss. Of course, some species like these conditions more than others.