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N. faizaliana
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nepenthes gracilis
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According to neps of borneo its altitudinal range is from 500 to 1500 m so I think that it might be able to take warmer temps than most other highland neps. It also says that the plant is found on limestone outcrops... although I'm not sure how you'd make a nep mix based on limestone.
I would give it intermediate temps just to see how well it'll do.
Good luck with the plant, and please do post some pics!
Joel™
BTW: N faizaliana has also be observed to attract nectar feeding birds, so maybe you'll see some hummingbirds flying around your new plants!
I would give it intermediate temps just to see how well it'll do.
Good luck with the plant, and please do post some pics!
Joel™
BTW: N faizaliana has also be observed to attract nectar feeding birds, so maybe you'll see some hummingbirds flying around your new plants!
As soon as PFT gets its website hosting back up and running I promise to inundate the boards with the massive number of pics I have been taking for the last 2 months.
If N. faizaliana can take intermediate temps then I might move the largest plant outside with my ventricosa and khasiana (which means I need to go pot shopping
) Can it take super high light levels (as in full sun from about noon till 4pm?)
If N. faizaliana can take intermediate temps then I might move the largest plant outside with my ventricosa and khasiana (which means I need to go pot shopping
) Can it take super high light levels (as in full sun from about noon till 4pm?)
nepenthes gracilis
Nepenthes Specialist
I, too, caution against the use of limestone as a compost component. From what I've been told
by those who have seen many species of Nepenthes in situ, the mere fact that a plant is growing
on a limestone outcrop does not mean that it is growing in limestone. Actually, plants
are purportedly growing in layers of humus which collect on such formations.
As an aside, some time ago, it was speculated that limestone might be a useful addition to the
compost of N. northiana. However, I know of no one who was successful growing this species
in compost with this component. In fact, I've grown this species to maturity (with leaves
well over 2 feet in length) in a compost utterly devoid of any limestone whatsoever.
You can see a somewhat dated photo of a pitcher at
Plants with Attitude - northiana. Just my two cents worth....
by those who have seen many species of Nepenthes in situ, the mere fact that a plant is growing
on a limestone outcrop does not mean that it is growing in limestone. Actually, plants
are purportedly growing in layers of humus which collect on such formations.
As an aside, some time ago, it was speculated that limestone might be a useful addition to the
compost of N. northiana. However, I know of no one who was successful growing this species
in compost with this component. In fact, I've grown this species to maturity (with leaves
well over 2 feet in length) in a compost utterly devoid of any limestone whatsoever.
You can see a somewhat dated photo of a pitcher at
Plants with Attitude - northiana. Just my two cents worth....
nepenthes gracilis
Nepenthes Specialist
Very nice Jeff!
I also grow Northiana as a gift from Michael Catalani, it's small but it still is a nice steady grower, he has it planted in sphagnum and perlite and it is a great healthy plant. He also said that the plants are seated on a limestone surface, they are not growing in it, just in areas where debris and dirt,etc accumulate.
