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I just purchased a nepenthes "Miranda" today at a local nursery and I was wondering what specific cultivation environment that they prefer. Please let me know because I really like this nep and I don't want to lose it.
I grow mine hanging over the kitchen sink during the winter. In spring, I put it outside and leave it there 'til temps start dropping into the 40's in the fall. Don't let it dry out too much or it won't pitcher. Mine only pitchers when it's outside, never in the window.
I can tell that they get pretty BIG, because whenever I bought it today it had a 12" pitcher on it, but sadly on the way home it and another got pulverized by a gargoyle falling on it.
like this.
the left ones are more normal than the right ones.
Alex
PS. not only do the pitchers get big but the leaves get huge too! Adnedarn's plant has huge leaves...i would say the plant is a little more than 2ft across not including pitchers and tendrils
Alex
You can't go wrong with Miranda. You're in Fla, if I remember correctly, but I don't know which part - I would bring it in in the winter if you get 30's or lower durring the winter.
Other than that, this sucker is bomb proof. It can even be acclimated to full sun (if you do it SLOWLY - I burned the &$%@! out of mine this spring).
With regards to water, I usually let mine get pretty close to bone dry before watering again, but I really shouldn't. It pitchers better when I remember to water it more often.
I wouldn't worry about humidity, so misting is not needed. This plant will pitcher with humidity down into the 30's so long as you keep it watered.
I guess that I won't have to worry about humidity at all, because it
seems to be 60 percent humidity in my house, Which has a dehumidifier running almost constantly, so it has to be pretty humid outside as well.
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