Peabody Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Please can I have a recommendation for a Nepenthese that will withstand temperatures going down to about 5 centigrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North West Neps Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 I suppose you could take a chance on growing some of the ultra-highland plants listed on the Altitudinal Distribution Chart but i wouldn't know personally if any of them could survive that low a temperature at night ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 i think that prolonged exposure to such temps would be fatal why are you wanting to keep neps at that heat?? if its in a cold greenhouse tou could heat a small terrarium with just a gro lite, turned on a t night ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 I have kept diatas at similar temperatures, but too much water is fatal. Diatas, singalana, lamii, maybe a few others would be ok. They would need to be kept on the dry side or the roots will very quickly rot. A lot depends on how long you intend to keep them at those temperatures and whether thats a minimum or a constant 5C. If daytime temperatures where significantly higher, say 15C, you could keep a wider variety. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMHoff Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 I'll borrow this thread after I saw Tony linked to the altitudinal distribution chart. Some weeks ago I had a conversation about that distribution chart with a well-known grower in the US on another forum and he was very clear that some of the neps classified as ultra highland didn't need the extreme temperatures as i.e. N. Villosa. Is it something any of you guys have experienced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antony Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 (edited) Apparently edwardsiana is quite tolerant temp wise. Although it does indeed extend into the Ultra highland group it also exists as a highland plant in its range. After reading of others growing it in intermediate temps with better success than highland conditions, I've decided to do the same. I've had it about six weeks or so and its produced a new leaf in this time which I'm very happy with given its very slow reputation. Wether this temp regimen will work long time is anyone's guess, Anyhu my temps are only 'intermediate' during the winter so hopefully will be ok. I'll keep you posted! Edited December 14, 2015 by Antony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 I'll borrow this thread after I saw Tony linked to the altitudinal distribution chart. Some weeks ago I had a conversation about that distribution chart with a well-known grower in the US on another forum and he was very clear that some of the neps classified as ultra highland didn't need the extreme temperatures as i.e. N. Villosa. Is it something any of you guys have experienced? Yes, singalana will grow perfectly happily in a windowsill, even though its one of those with the highest altitudes. There may well be something going on other than temperature with some of these although i have not much idea what that would be. Something unique about the habitat maybe or abundance of prey items. Diatas was quite tolerant as well. They did seem to enjoy a lot of sun, maybe thats easier to get exposed at the top of a some mountains. Fun to speculate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMHoff Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Very interesting indeed! I really want to know what happens with your Eddy Antony, I got mine during EEE and I'm giving it the same temps as Villosa, Macro, Lowii, Rajah and Aristo, so I wanna know how it fares with intermediate temps. It is indeed a fun sport to speculate Mark! but my guess is that neps are not that rigid in their conditions after all, it remains to be seen if experimenting with temps can cause undesirable effects in the long term. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 It can, several species are really quite sensitive, others aren't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 my eddy is doing well kept at 22-15c, my villosa (pics on the Nep page) is grown as a normal HL plant BUT experinces highs of 40c in summer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amori Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 My conditions are similar to elvis'. My edwardsiana (hardly a difficult species to grow) experiences daily highs into 28C maximum to nighttime lows of 15C (I prefer slightly cooler but it's been so mild this December) - it's one of my best growers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMHoff Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 It seems the most of us have similar conditions for Eddys! :) As I wrote before so i have a group of plants with a lower temp than the rest and my eddy is one of them. My temps are 23-24 during the day and 12-15 at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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