H.nutans and darlingtonia pic

[thez_yo]

They're still babies, but I'm proud of the the fact that they're still alive:

when I bought it last december:

now:

I mist my heli every morning before I go to work. It gets the most attention of any of the plants. I'm waiting on a heteroXionasii from Europe too which will hopefully be as easy a grower.

And my cobra putting up new cobras:

 

[Av8tor1]

Well done thez, nice growth on the nutan....

 

[petmantis]

Very nice color on that Darlingtonia, are the entire pitchers deep red like that? if so, amazing

 

[thez_yo]

Thanks, and it actually should be that deep red because it's still a baby (they're red when small) and in the burning San Diego sun.

 

[manzano167]

how do you take care of the darlingtonia thez yo? Mine died but am like 3 hours north were u live it was in the sun until it got shocked by heat waves

 

[thez_yo]

Well, I got it this winter so I have yet to see if it'll take the Aug-Oct heat without kicking the bucket. I figure by getting it now, it has a good running start. If it looks like it's getting too much heat, it is in a gigantic pot of lfs : perlite, so I'll probably just dump a couple cubes of ice around the edges in the mornings. Or I'll give it away

 

[manzano167]

ok