Hello,
I started growing N. inermis in the beginning of January. Since this time it has grown two new pitchers. However, within about 2 days of the opening of each new pitcher the previous pitcher has quickly died off. My highlanders experience "hard" growing conditions (bright light, 14 hour photoperiod, daytime drop in humidity, and cold breezy nights) I remember reading on Joachim's website that he has experienced this "one pitcher at a time" growth habit of N. inermis as well.
Has anyone else experienced this? I remember a picture of one of Rob Cantley's N. inermis (in his identification contest) and I seem to remember there being several live pitchers on it. Are there certain clones that seem to keep several pitchers at a time while others keep fewer, or could this be from the conditions that the plants are cultivated in? Does anyone know if wild plants show this kind of behavior? Is it possible that the viscous fluid breaks down over a certain time period and thus the plant only keeps its lower pitchers active for a short time?
Thanks for any input,
Matt
I started growing N. inermis in the beginning of January. Since this time it has grown two new pitchers. However, within about 2 days of the opening of each new pitcher the previous pitcher has quickly died off. My highlanders experience "hard" growing conditions (bright light, 14 hour photoperiod, daytime drop in humidity, and cold breezy nights) I remember reading on Joachim's website that he has experienced this "one pitcher at a time" growth habit of N. inermis as well.
Has anyone else experienced this? I remember a picture of one of Rob Cantley's N. inermis (in his identification contest) and I seem to remember there being several live pitchers on it. Are there certain clones that seem to keep several pitchers at a time while others keep fewer, or could this be from the conditions that the plants are cultivated in? Does anyone know if wild plants show this kind of behavior? Is it possible that the viscous fluid breaks down over a certain time period and thus the plant only keeps its lower pitchers active for a short time?
Thanks for any input,
Matt