Big Plants. Tiny (But Proportionate) Pitchers.

[lizasaur]

So, while on the whole, my nepenthes are being happy pitcher-making machines. But I do have a couple exceptions that just have me scratching my head.

Example A: Miranda

Example B: Ventricosa Red

Madagascarenisis is doing the same thing, it just can't even keep the tiny ones alive so I cut them off and therefore have no pictures.

You can see it's not little lid syndrome...
They're all outside plants and I live in Florida, so it's generally hot and humid out.
I don't feed or fertilize them at all.
And um....yeah...
The Miranda basal supercedes the mother plant and should be making equivelent or larger pitchers instead of those cuties.
And when I got my Ventricosa, the pitchers looked like this

Maybe an inch smaller, but same color and shape.

Help would be appreciated

 

[amphirion]

feeding and light. possibly humidity is also a good factor, although considering that you're in florida, it's probably light.

 

[lizasaur]

Too much or too little for the individuals in question?
Should I do the betta-pellet thing I've heard so much about?

 

[amphirion]

too little sun. and yeah, sure you can do the betta pellet thing, although insects are probably better. people usually do pellets if they dont have a ready bug culture or dont want their plants looking ugly as is the case with sundews and pings.

 

[lizasaur]

Alrighty, I'll move them to the sunniest spots!
Thanks Jon!

 

[amphirion]

do it gradually, with a shade cloth during the transitions. too much light/heat at once will send the plant to shock and may even kill it.

 

[lizasaur]

good point. thanks