Yossu Posted July 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 I just bought a 17 dollar ventral a xoxo alata... seems happy. I mean growing it under growling has and a humidity tray... is that ok? Sorry high jack your post yusso I can't find any info on those. Do you have any pictures? Also, where did you get it, and how do you look after it? Any special conditions, whereabouts in the house, etc... No problems about highjacking, it's a free forum, and we're all here for the fun of it! Always good to hear other people's opinions and experiences. Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepenthes Lowii Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 I think I'd need a bigger house for one of those! I also think I might end up losing one or two small children! Those plants have huge pitchers! Thanks for the suggestion they grow slow and old get about 2 ft across in like 10 years.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossu Posted July 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 they grow slow and old get about 2 ft across in like 10 years.... Ah, so the children are safe then. They grow quickly and get about six feet tall before you realise! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepenthes Lowii Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Ah, so the children are safe then. They grow quickly and get about six feet tall before you realise! lol...Here are some pics... enjoy the crappy photos!!! Nepenthes ventrata x alata Other neps in there new home! And while i took some photos, I found this guy in the garden store growing out of the bottom of his pot, so i did this: Thanks, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossu Posted July 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 They are pretty good pics, and lovely plants. Please fill in the care details for me. I know you're in Texas, which is a far cry from Manchester (lot more sun, lot less rain from what I gather), but how do you care for them? Looks like they are sitting in rain water. Do you do anything to increase the humidity? Isn't Texas quite dry? Any info would be appreciated. I'm keen to hear form people who grow them, so I can get an idea what to do with mine when it arrives. Thanks again. By the way, any idea what that last plant is? Looks very interesting, and certainly an unusual way to grow it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepenthes Lowii Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 They are pretty good pics, and lovely plants. Please fill in the care details for me. I know you're in Texas, which is a far cry from Manchester (lot more sun, lot less rain from what I gather), but how do you care for them? Looks like they are sitting in rain water. Do you do anything to increase the humidity? Isn't Texas quite dry? Any info would be appreciated. I'm keen to hear form people who grow them, so I can get an idea what to do with mine when it arrives. Thanks again. By the way, any idea what that last plant is? Looks very interesting, and certainly an unusual way to grow it! I live in north Texas, where it's hot, but like 50%-70% humidity, so when you walk outside your shirt gets stuck to your chest.. :-) I grow some outside, but it took them 2 years for them to acclimate and are just now starting to produce pitchers.. and they are pretty sun burnt! In all honesty, you can grow them on a very sunny window sill siting in a little water, and just let it a acclimate for a year and after that, it will be happy and producing pitchers! Just don't move it and forget that it is there, just remember to water it and stuff! If you don't have a sunny window sill, them grow it under some grow lights or regular day lights. A study was recently published about how nepenthes grow better under regular cool sunlight bulb them the fancy grow lights and T5 and T8 lights. I use distilled water for my plants, I can get a gallon jug for 88 cents here in Texas. Only my sarracenia get rain water..that is when it rains, which it rarely does... but this past year we already have 1 1/2 as much rain as we have last year, so we get a lot of flooding.. just not where I live thankfully!! The last plant is a caladium, very commom aroid plant you can get just about everywhere-but one that is growing out f the pot is pretty rare.. but you can just cut a hole on the side of a plastic pot like I did and just plant it sideways and it will grow just like mine!!! It will most likely grow out of the top of the pot soon.. :-( Well, I hope this helps and if you still need things cleared up, PM me and we can be on live chat one day and that will help A LOT!!! Thanks, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossu Posted July 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the great reply! I didn't realise Texas was so humid. From this side of the Atlantic, we have this picture of a hot, dry desert. Well, I do anyway! I have two potential windowsills for them, one south-facing, so more in direct sunlight (when we ever get any), and one west-facing, which due to being much bigger probably gets about as much sunshine, but later in the day. It certainly gets a lot more light overall. Just to show off a little, I picked up a Coleus in a charity sale for £1 (about $1.50) a few years ago, put it on the windowsill and ended up with this... I'm not normally that good with plants though! Sadly, it got bashed by one of the children whizzing around on a bike, and never fully recovered. I split it into two, and now have a couple of nice sized plants. Anyway, back to business. I'll probably start off with them on this windowsill and see how they go. We have plenty of rain, so water isn't an issue! Thanks again for the replies and pictures. Thanks for the great reply! Edited July 12, 2015 by Yossu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepenthes Lowii Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Wow!! Amazing plant!! Grow it where you grow that plant!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossu Posted July 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Hee hee, the problem is that we have two orchids, the coleus, a spider plant, three CPs (so far) and one or two others all competing for the same windowsill! Might have to do some rearranging. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepenthes Lowii Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Hee hee, the problem is that we have two orchids, the coleus, a spider plant, three CPs (so far) and one or two others all competing for the same windowsill! Might have to do some rearranging. lol... what you need a a custom build house... :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepenthes Lowii Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Oh also could i see the other plants? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossu Posted July 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 lol... what you need a a custom build house... :-) Now there's an idea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossu Posted July 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Oh also could i see the other plants? Thanks, Sadly the rest aren't anything unusual. The rubber plant (forgot about that one!) is about the best, but it looks pretty much like any other. The coleus was my major success! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepenthes Lowii Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Still I LOVE plants! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starseeker Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Hi Yossu , I grow mine in a south facing bathroom window, (frosted glass ) i keep the soil moist by watering from the top until the water overflows the dish on the pot which i probably do about twice a week. I give it a foliar feed twice a month using Maxsea 16.16.16 but a think you can use dilute orchid feed. I also mist it every evening (rain water ) taking care to mist all the newly forming traps . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 they grow slow and old get about 2 ft across in like 10 years.... More like 4ft across in 5 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepenthes Lowii Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Oh.. Before I killed mine it was the SLOWEST GROWING THING EVER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossu Posted July 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Hi Yossu , I grow mine in a south facing bathroom window, (frosted glass ) i keep the soil moist by watering from the top until the water overflows the dish on the pot which i probably do about twice a week. I give it a foliar feed twice a month using Maxsea 16.16.16 but a think you can use dilute orchid feed. I also mist it every evening (rain water ) taking care to mist all the newly forming traps . That's excellent advice! Gives me hope, as I have a south-facing bathroom window, and was wondering about putting one in there. Is there any advantage to top-watering? From what I've read, I thought you weren't supposed to do that to CPs, all the advice I've seen recommends filling the tray. Thanks again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 I top water my nepenthes when the soil surface starts to dry out, just keep the soil moist I don't leave them in standing water either, more like an Orchid. I keep my bill Bailey, sanguinea, ventricosa x robcantleyi and fusca x robcantleyi in hanging baskets in a south east bathroom window with frosted glass, and in my bedroom which is also south east facing i have a large x ventrata, densiflora x robcantleyi, tentactulata, x princess and a small bill Bailey set back on a table that is windowsill height and flush with the windowsill on the windowsill are some cephalotus sarracenia and a k3 vft. Mark 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossu Posted July 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Thanks Mark, that's good to know. I was thinking of a hanging basket, as it keeps the windowsill clear for other plants. Also, our bathroom windowsill is quite narrow, and if we have the window open but the blind down (common when bathing in the summer), the blind blows forwards and sends anything on the windowsill into the bath! Ever shared a bath with a spider plant? Mucky experience I can tell you! Thanks again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 I'll post a couple of pics when I get home Mark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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