TheInactiveMoth Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Hi all! I'm considering considering buying a N. jacquelineae, but I can't seem to find any solid tips on keeping it. Can you shed some light on it? Thanks, Noah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona10 Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 (edited) The plant is very easy and rewarding as it is highland night keep temperatures day 25-28 and night 13-15 and humidity 60-70% day 90% night is very easy to cultivate. Edited July 12, 2011 by kona10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I've grown it on my south-facing windowsill for a year and i've actually found it a bit tricky. One year on and it is just starting to produce it's first pitcher for me. I think it prefers a bit more humidity than I currently am providing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInactiveMoth Posted July 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I hate to say it, but humidity percentages mean little to me. (I just know it as high, low, moderate etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I hate to say it, but humidity percentages mean little to me. (I just know it as high, low, moderate etc.) Well 45%-60% is what I typically get on my windowsill. It's enough for the rest of my neps just maybe N. Jacquelineae likes it a bit higher, it would be interesting to hear if other growers have found this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurplePitchers Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I hate to say it, but humidity percentages mean little to me. (I just know it as high, low, moderate etc.) It might be worth getting a digital humidity meter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebulon Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Hello, I just got my N.jacquelineae from Paulo09. It's a really healthy looking little fella, even had one super cute little pitcher when it arrived. Just love the pictures I've seen of this species, I really love it. <3 I read somewhere, dunno anymore where, that it should be a little easier to cultivate than it's cousins, like N.flava, although Im no expert on neps and don't know much about N.flava either so... Nevertheless, I keep mine in my highland terrarium, with humidity ranging from 55-75%. It's usually somewhere around 60%, I hope it is enough? The temperatures are (at summer) ~22 at day and ~15 at night, and I change them to ~20 at day and ~12 at night for winter. This year's mega-warm summer just humiliates my cooling system, as the temperature just won't get lower than 15 at night! For lighting, I have one 150w HQL blasting away from the top of the 1,5m high terrarium, really makes my room like a sauna! But the plants really like it, never been this healthy. U.geminiloba changed from all green to small and red. I planted the plant in 1:1:1 peat, live sphagnum and orchid bark. Had no perlite at the moment, I hope it's not a fatal mistake? I'll be reporting on how my plant starts growing. Greetings, Jarkko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESSEL Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 my jacquelineae is grown in my greenhouse with the other highland neps. In the day time the temps can get up to 35. And the night time temps have gone down to 9 at times. (one thing i know is that it likes alot of light). The humidity is around 50-60% in the day time 90-100% at night. It seems to love this. And has never failed to pitcher for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifurita Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I read somewhere, dunno anymore where, that it should be a little easier to cultivate than it's cousins, like N.flava, although Im no expert on neps and don't know much about N.flava either so... Nevertheless, I keep mine in my highland terrarium, with humidity ranging from 55-75%. It's usually somewhere around 60%, I hope it is enough? The temperatures are (at summer) ~22 at day and ~15 at night, and I change them to ~20 at day and ~12 at night for winter. This year's mega-warm summer just humiliates my cooling system, as the temperature just won't get lower than 15 at night! I can confirm that its easier to cultivate than flava, or at least it is slightly more tolerant of heat. It was doing fine and even starting to pitcher when night temps were only around ~20C and day temps were ~30C+(I live in Singapore, a lousy place to grow highlanders). Its not picky about high light levels, they seem to be prefered, except when this causes day temps to rise. It seems to be rather demanding with its humidity requirements though, especially at night. I'd say moderate to high humidity in the day, high humidity at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twigs Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 It suprises me to see so many positive responses. I've always read that N. Jacquelineae is finicky and hard to get to pitcher. I've only had my plant for a few weeks so I can't speak from experience but it encouraging to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 I found a huge difference when I changed the media from bark, moss, perlite etc. to live sphagnum. I grow 3 different types of Jaq and have done so for a few years and they all prefer the new media. Their growth is now much faster, and the bigger plants are putting out basals and vining. As far as humidity goes, keep it higher rather than low or mid-range. If it's on a windowsill then keep a spray bottle handy. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInactiveMoth Posted July 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 It suprises me to see so many positive responses. Same here! Thanks for all the advice by the way..... I still might buy N. jamban instead though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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