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This is my temporary highland greenhouse setup. Early next year I'll be moving these plants to a permanent greenhouse that should have more permanent highland conditions, instead of just highland conditions in the cooler months.
As it stands, the temperatures are great, 55-60f at night, 60-85f in the day depending on how warm that day is. Humidity is always high, high 70s during the day and 90+ at night. The natural photoperiod is supplemented with a high powered LED light fixture, though I forget what model and power it is. This helps out in the morning and evening to keep the plants from hating my guts with the short days. Seems to be working out so far, though the light might be a bit much for some of them.
I've also got a fan blowing air around for them, and that helps to keep the temperatures a little cooler, along with a 40% aluminet shade cloth. No vents, so I have to be careful with day temperatures.

Here's the full image of my highland shelf. The only ones missing are my N. x briggsiana 'Peter D'Amato', which is down next to my ventrata and out of frame, and my pot of Drosera menziesii which is on the opposite wall to get more natural sunlight and a shorter photoperiod.
I have a couple of orchids, one of which is a nice Phalaenopsis which is about to bloom. The others are a Paphiopedilum sanderianum and a couple of Vanda.
Full list of Nepenthes and other plants:
N. x "Miranda"
N. x ventrata
N. x St. Gaya
N. x 'Peter D'Amato'
N. rajah x mira
N. burbidgeae x robcantleyi
N. x alisaputrana
N. ((lowii x veitchii) x boschiana) x (veitchii x maxima) x veitchii) x platychila
N. (ventricosa x tiveyi) x truncata
N. sanguinea
N. truncata EP
N. hamata AW4
N. lowii Trusmadi, CK seed grown.
Sarracenia leucophylla Baldwin County seedlings
Triantha occidentalis seedlings
Drosera menziesii
Utricularia subulata
Utricularia gibba
Plus various other plants like cacti, succulents, and some tropical crops like coffee bushes that belong to a family member.

Nepenthes lowii Trusmadi, CK seed grown. This is one of my favorite plants in my collection. It's a seed grown N. lowii after all. It also seems to grow quite quickly for an N. lowii from what I hear of them.

N. x alisaputrana, or N. rajah x burbidgeae to be more precise.
Not much to look at yet, but this will be incredible someday. Not the fastest grower, but it's probably still settling in.

N. ((lowii x veitchii) x boschiana) x ((veitchii x maxima) x veitchii) x platychila

N. (ventricosa x tiveyi) x truncata.
One of my favorites and my oldest Nepenthes. This one is over 10 years old. Hasn't been in optimal conditions most of that time and has only started thriving this year. It LOVES high humidity. Extremely easy plant to grow, difficult plant to grow well. Reluctant to pitcher. Fortunately the pitchers seem to last forever. This pitcher opened in late summer and shows no sign of dying yet. I'm glad, because the plant hasn't made any since. A huge basal and two foot vine, but no new pitchers. I'll repot it when I move it to the new greenhouse and we'll see if that changes anything. I'd love to flower it and see how big it can get with the truncata genes.

Typical N. sanguinea, nestled amongst the newer leaves on the N. (ventricosa x tiveyi) x truncata. A bit crispy from the LEDs.


N. burbidgeae x robcantleyi.
A nice cross, a good mix of its parents. Still young but already getting big.

N. hamata AW4.
Not much to look at yet, but it's about to put out a big leaf jump and it looks like it'll have a pitcher too. This is a vine cutting, so it should develop fairly quickly. It wasn't particularly happy in my terrarium under bright light, and perked up when I put it in the shade of the Phalaenopsis in the greenhouse. Seems to love humidity, cool temperatures, and lower light.

N. rajah x mira
This guy grew fairly well through summer and fall, but has come alive in the highland temperatures. It put on size, but wouldn't pitcher. It's growing two now, and it seems like they'll be very nice. You can see the Paphiopedilum sanderianum in the background, and N. truncata EP is photo bombing on the right. Can also see the Sarracenia seedlings there too.
Triantha occidentalis seedling. These are from Washington State. So cute.
As it stands, the temperatures are great, 55-60f at night, 60-85f in the day depending on how warm that day is. Humidity is always high, high 70s during the day and 90+ at night. The natural photoperiod is supplemented with a high powered LED light fixture, though I forget what model and power it is. This helps out in the morning and evening to keep the plants from hating my guts with the short days. Seems to be working out so far, though the light might be a bit much for some of them.
I've also got a fan blowing air around for them, and that helps to keep the temperatures a little cooler, along with a 40% aluminet shade cloth. No vents, so I have to be careful with day temperatures.

Here's the full image of my highland shelf. The only ones missing are my N. x briggsiana 'Peter D'Amato', which is down next to my ventrata and out of frame, and my pot of Drosera menziesii which is on the opposite wall to get more natural sunlight and a shorter photoperiod.
I have a couple of orchids, one of which is a nice Phalaenopsis which is about to bloom. The others are a Paphiopedilum sanderianum and a couple of Vanda.
Full list of Nepenthes and other plants:
N. x "Miranda"
N. x ventrata
N. x St. Gaya
N. x 'Peter D'Amato'
N. rajah x mira
N. burbidgeae x robcantleyi
N. x alisaputrana
N. ((lowii x veitchii) x boschiana) x (veitchii x maxima) x veitchii) x platychila
N. (ventricosa x tiveyi) x truncata
N. sanguinea
N. truncata EP
N. hamata AW4
N. lowii Trusmadi, CK seed grown.
Sarracenia leucophylla Baldwin County seedlings
Triantha occidentalis seedlings
Drosera menziesii
Utricularia subulata
Utricularia gibba
Plus various other plants like cacti, succulents, and some tropical crops like coffee bushes that belong to a family member.

Nepenthes lowii Trusmadi, CK seed grown. This is one of my favorite plants in my collection. It's a seed grown N. lowii after all. It also seems to grow quite quickly for an N. lowii from what I hear of them.

N. x alisaputrana, or N. rajah x burbidgeae to be more precise.
Not much to look at yet, but this will be incredible someday. Not the fastest grower, but it's probably still settling in.

N. ((lowii x veitchii) x boschiana) x ((veitchii x maxima) x veitchii) x platychila

N. (ventricosa x tiveyi) x truncata.
One of my favorites and my oldest Nepenthes. This one is over 10 years old. Hasn't been in optimal conditions most of that time and has only started thriving this year. It LOVES high humidity. Extremely easy plant to grow, difficult plant to grow well. Reluctant to pitcher. Fortunately the pitchers seem to last forever. This pitcher opened in late summer and shows no sign of dying yet. I'm glad, because the plant hasn't made any since. A huge basal and two foot vine, but no new pitchers. I'll repot it when I move it to the new greenhouse and we'll see if that changes anything. I'd love to flower it and see how big it can get with the truncata genes.

Typical N. sanguinea, nestled amongst the newer leaves on the N. (ventricosa x tiveyi) x truncata. A bit crispy from the LEDs.


N. burbidgeae x robcantleyi.
A nice cross, a good mix of its parents. Still young but already getting big.

N. hamata AW4.
Not much to look at yet, but it's about to put out a big leaf jump and it looks like it'll have a pitcher too. This is a vine cutting, so it should develop fairly quickly. It wasn't particularly happy in my terrarium under bright light, and perked up when I put it in the shade of the Phalaenopsis in the greenhouse. Seems to love humidity, cool temperatures, and lower light.

N. rajah x mira
This guy grew fairly well through summer and fall, but has come alive in the highland temperatures. It put on size, but wouldn't pitcher. It's growing two now, and it seems like they'll be very nice. You can see the Paphiopedilum sanderianum in the background, and N. truncata EP is photo bombing on the right. Can also see the Sarracenia seedlings there too.

Triantha occidentalis seedling. These are from Washington State. So cute.