how fast does it grow?

[venus fly trapper]

how fast do N. truncatas grow? and how big do they get?

 

[venus fly trapper]

or whats the fastest growing nepenthes?

 

[nepenthes gracilis]

N.Truncata will eventually get huge! Mine is a 2 foot dia. plant with 10 inch pitchers.

N.Truncata sporting 10 inch tall/long pitchers.

My good friend Michael Catalini with his HUGE N.Truncata sporting 15 inch tall/long pitchers!

 

[Parasuco]

My ventrata hybrid grows FAST... Like one leaf every one and a half weeks... Thats FAST...

Ventricosa and Gracilis are also really fast growers...

 

[venus fly trapper]

that is HUGE!!!! how long does it take to get that big? (from the ones in 3" pots)

 

[nepenthes gracilis]

It will take about 2-4 years to get fairly large. BUT once a Truncata approaches 4-5inches in diameter it gets much larger progressivley with every next leave it puts out.

 

[Kim]

N. truncata grows relatively quick once it is established to a plant that is 12-18 inches across. It can grow very large. I have had one pitcher on one plant with pitchers to 19 inches in height and the plant is about 4 feet across. I have several large ones. Make sure you put it in a large enough pot before it gets too big. A 3-5 gallon pot is a good size. Initially, N. truncata grows a bit slow when the plant is only 4 inches across, but it will surprise you once it starts growing. Aloha from Hawaii.

Kim

 

[ritlane]

What about Nep. Raf? Mine is growing insanely fast, and the pitchers are relativly large for its size.


---Lane

 

[venus fly trapper]

i think i would go with a rafflesiana...truncata leaves look a little "messy". how often do rafs flower? do i need to cut them like venus fly traps? or is it ok to let them flower?

 

[nepenthes gracilis]

The reason Truncata leaves amy look "unsightly" to you is becuase they have a pelt of hair on them. Also N.Rafflesiana and with any other Nepentehs can freely flower once mature, I wouldn't woory if you buy a 6 inch dia. palnt though, it won't flower for a while once Rafflesiana and most other Neps reach a good size they usually are near flowering age AKA maturity.