Guest MPandini Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 Hello, friends! These are some selected pics of my authentic Nepenthes alata "lowland" (not the N. x ventrata...), growing free in my tropical region, here in Brazil. I hope you enjoy them! Click thumbnail to see large size: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.J.Treasure Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 Very nice plant, I wonder if one can grow it cool intermediate... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obregon562 Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 you lucky lucky Brazilian! i can grow sarracenias outside here, but, wow, neps outside like that...im VERY jealous! great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vraev Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 wow! that is magnificent. Even though a common alata, that is a beautiful nep. :) What is that pot you grow it in? looks really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristolochioide Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 wow those are really awesome i wish i had a good natural habitat to grow them in here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTon Posted May 28, 2007 Report Share Posted May 28, 2007 V.J.Treasure: I grow a few outside all year, they can deal with temps down to 5C and up to 45C (full summer sun), so yes, intermediate/cool is definitely possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.J.Treasure Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Thanks mate, I will try it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarraceniashawn Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Im glad I live in an area where I can grow alot outside year round. I can grow most drosera, highland neps, heliamphora, cephalotus, sarracenia, darlingotonia, and sarracenia outside year round. It helps considering the fact that I have to share a room with my little brother so I only have room for my one tank. Very nice plants! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MPandini Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Hi! Thanks a lot to everybody! ... What is that pot you grow it in? looks really nice. The pot is really nice, mostly covered by moss...! This pot (32 cm external diameter), called "xaxim" (pronunced "sha-sheen") is a rarity, and it only exists here in Brazil. It is made with the large stem of a giant fern called "samambaiaçu" (Dicksonia sellowiana), from the temperate "Atlantic Forest" (south region of Brazil). Its excessive and predatory extraction in the past has proceeded the risk of extinction of this species, and nowadays, this is prohibited by federal laws. I use some of them, aged and preserved, with more than 20 years old, specially to my little Nepenthes collection... And now, some rare images of a still not used "xaxim" pot, with details: The moss grows naturally with the humidity, ... and some time! Hugs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikei Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 that nepenths is awsome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vraev Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 I love that pot. Would love to grow my rajah in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MPandini Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Yes, it's very good to grow all Neps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTon Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Xaxim is going to be outlawed in the EU and many COmmonwealth countries, due to the fact that the extremely slow-growing tree ferns are endangered by the xaxim industry. That said, I also use a few of these pots, as they look fabulous once grown over with moss and stuff. However, I don't find them airy enough for Nepenthes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vraev Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 well...I personally just love moss. I infact grow just a 8 inch pot of moss becos i love it ... I always wanted to have some nice thing like that which would grow moss over it and also house a nice carnivorous plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MPandini Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 ... However, I don't find them airy enough for Nepenthes. Well, I don't have problems with them. It depends on the substract: I use mostly "coco" fiber (sold in EU as "Cana Coco"), pinus bark (used in orchids growing), and others wood fibers. We don't use peat here in Brazil. Because this, the substract is always very airy. No problems with the pots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MPandini Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 ... I always wanted to have some nice thing like that which would grow moss over it and also house a nice carnivorous plant. Yes, you would love to use the brazilian xaxim pots. But, nowadays, it's almost impossible, unfortunatelly... Federal laws protect the extraction, even so in a few quantity... There is a new product here, made with compact coco fibers, using an inert resin to glue them. It's very nice too, and I think it is able to grow lots of moss. I'll post its image soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTon Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 I think it isn't unfortunate at all. I live on the edge of a National Park that's full of majestic tree ferns. I'd rather use coco fiber pots so these guys can live another few decades. They've been around for ca. 380 million years, way before grasses and flowering plants, and wayyyyy before US, so let's give them the respect they deserve :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MPandini Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Yes! Preservation rules!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vraev Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 yeah! I don't mind using coco fiber pots. :) As long as moss would form over them. But yeah...lol! don't worry...I am always pro conservation....I am not going on a hunt for xaxim pots ! I rather prefer the real tree living than me growing something on its bark. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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