|
Post by Syble on Dec 22, 2006 9:57:52 GMT -5
Like many of you, I have from macrovulgaris ampullaria, muluensis x lowii, rafflesiana, talangensis, truncata 'pasian'. I don't grow my neps in a tank or anything, but on my grow stand with the rest of my CPs and usually after a month or 2 they have adjusted to my conditions and are pitchering again if they have stoped... well not the talangensis... still waiting! The raff and truncata didn't miss a step, muluensis is slow but steady and even the ampullaria is making good strides! the talangensis has by far grown the most, but the long tendrils it has (4 new ones) have healty looking buds at the ends that just don't seam to want to swell??? hows everyone elses talangensis? Thanks, Sib
|
|
|
Post by Rick Hillier on Dec 22, 2006 10:08:52 GMT -5
I got a N. Talangensis from "flytrap" (here on the forums) back in May. For quite a while, it just sat there doing exactly what you described. Then, a tendril started to swell, but it came out deformed (the lid opened before the trap inflated), as it was not fully adjusted.
I hadn't really looked at it closely lately, but I just noticed this morning that I have a normal trap open on the plant and another on the way. They're still a bit smallish, but nicely formed.
I still have a couple of others that are being stubborn, but the plants are healthy and it's just a matter of finding their "happy zone."
>>> Rick <<<
|
|
|
Post by Syble on Dec 22, 2006 13:29:44 GMT -5
Maybe I'm just expecting too much too soon from it? has been a couple months now though, it does look quite healthy and has doubled insize from when I got it, just waiting for that elusive pitcher to show up! It's my last hold out! Heres hoping Sib
|
|
|
Post by insectivore on Dec 22, 2006 17:04:37 GMT -5
Hey! Well Neps can take up to 6 months to get fully adapted... Stay patient, you got all winter! Cya
|
|
|
Post by Syble on Dec 22, 2006 17:38:54 GMT -5
quite frankley, if by spring or the next time that I come face to face with another CPer, it hasn't produced, it'll be on it's way out! Sib
|
|
|
Post by lloyd on Dec 22, 2006 22:54:39 GMT -5
Don't get rid of it, you'll be guilty of herbicide!
|
|
|
Post by Syble on Dec 22, 2006 23:37:41 GMT -5
I wouldn't kill it or anything, just trade it off to someone who might have more luck, but worry not, I'm not there yet Sib
|
|
|
Post by Rick Hillier on Dec 23, 2006 11:22:21 GMT -5
I poked around the internet yesterday and discovered that this species is not overly find of being repotted. When my plant arrived in May 2006, it arrived bareroot and was potted up in long fibre sphagnum, which, I guess, would constitute repotting. It just sat there pouting for a long time, doing exactly what you described. There were many tendrils that just sat there doing nothing, but about a month ago, an older one started to grow, but the pitcher came out deformed (the lid opened before the trap inflated). A day or two ago, after not really looking at it for a while, I noticed a new, properly formed pitcher (for the most part) and a new one on the way. These both formed from older growths bout 5- leaves from the growth point. Here are a couple of quick pics I took this morning - they're still pretty small, but they're there at least: >>> Rick <<<
|
|
|
Post by insectivore on Dec 23, 2006 11:42:08 GMT -5
Thats a nice one man! Cya
|
|
|
Post by Syble on Dec 23, 2006 16:13:40 GMT -5
That gives me hope! maybe I won't give up on it quite yet Thanks Sib
|
|
|
Post by Flytrap on Jan 10, 2007 3:16:41 GMT -5
Hi Sib-
Just noticed your post. Couple of quick questions - 1. how big is your plant? (ie. what's the diameter of the plant from leaf tip to leaf tip, excluding the tendrils and pitchers, if any) BEST PITCHERS OCCUR ON PLANTS THAT ARE AT LEAST 7" DIAMETER
2. what's the size of the pot it's in? POT SHOULD BE JUST SMALLER THAN TOTAL PLANT DIAMETER. THUS ABOVE 7" PLANT SHOULD BE IN A 5 OR 6" POT
3. potting material? I PREFER 50:30:10:10 (SPHAG/FINE ORCHID BARK/CHARCOAL/PERLITE)
4. how much daylight? and quality of light (artificial v/s natural). AT LEAST 10 HOURS. FILTERED WEST LOCATION WORKS WELL FOR ME.
5. Talangensis requires cooler temperatures, with a drop in the evening.
If all else fails for me, I place the tiny bulbets (at the end of each tendril) upon a sphag moss bed, and something about a tendril-end touching surface, encourages pitchers to form.
|
|
|
Post by Syble on Jan 10, 2007 10:36:50 GMT -5
my plants not big...13cm leaf span(so bout 5") and 8cm tall, right now its in a 2"pot of live sphagnum. I'm thinking of repotting it to get it into a more appropreit sized pot and media that I can leave it be...actually I have to repot many of my neps, they've just exploded in growth and now they look like mushrooms particularlly the truncata. there is a bit of a drop in temp at night, maybe to 65? and its under flourecent grow lights, fairly close...it's putting out good healthy looking growth to me, so I'm not too concerned.. Thanks, Sib
|
|
|
Post by Syble on Mar 15, 2007 14:23:57 GMT -5
Well apparently my talangensis heard me threaten to send it away for not pitchering, I've got 2 now yay! Decent size I think, and well formed the lids are not shrunken. Shame it's pitchering, because it looks so outta preportion with the pot I really want to repot it hehe guess I'll just have to live with it for a while longer hehe. Thanks, Sib
|
|
|
Post by tom on Mar 15, 2007 14:35:10 GMT -5
ARG!!! I'm green with envy! What are your growing conditions for this plants already?
|
|
|
Post by insectivore on Mar 15, 2007 16:40:56 GMT -5
Told ya that patience pays off!!! Lol Bye
|
|