Bical Care?

[Nepenthes Lowii]

Temps:

Temps: 80-100 day 60-70 night

40-50% humidity day, same at night.

Would be outdoor, in shade.

Would it work??

[Mark Anderson]

Hi, I'm pretty sure bical needs really high humidity, but I don't grow it so can't say for certain that it can't take 40% to 50% humidity.

Take it easy and good growing

Mark

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[JMHoff]

Bicals are moody and want really high humidity so I'd say it needs more then 40%-50%

[Nepenthes Lowii]

What about this: http://www.californiacarnivores.com/ntruncatalowlanddeluxepotted.aspx

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[manders]

Lowland truncatas are very easy and quite adaptable for a lowlander, i'd give it a go for sure.

[Nepenthes Lowii]

Lowland truncatas are very easy and quite adaptable for a lowlander, i'd give it a go for sure.

Thanks, I'll be visiting them in a few weeks and they sometimes are nice and give me a discount! :-p

[mdeford09]

I disagree with the humidity comments. Mine is growing here in Texas and the during the summer, the humidity never gets above 60%, even at night. Just mist it once or twice a day and it will grow fine and pitcher like crazy in the high heat.

 

Just don't let the temps drop below 65F or it will grow slower than a sleepy snail moves. If the temps drop below 60F, it will actually get damage from the cold.

[Dave Evans]

Truncata is what I call an intermediate secies. Yes, it grows at sealevel, but also over 1,000 meters. Any nepenthes with this wide of an altitudinal distribution effectively is intermediate with regards to the temperatures it requires. Lowland species will generally do poorly in intermediate conditions--it gets too chilly for them now and then and the humidity may drop for too long--the intermediate species sometimes prefer the flux of conditions. Vietchii and clipeata are probably the least adaptible intermediate species.