New Nepenthes Truncata

[Wolfn]

Bought this sucker for about $9:

 

[Devon]

nice! That's a great deal! .....I think.. right?

 

[thez_yo]

Great steal
Are truncatas generally expensive when they're not the BE QoHxKoS?

 

[carnivoure12]

They're nice plants, and well priced! Compared to other neps. They're vigorous growers, My Pasian, and black trunc never skip a beat.

 

[amphirion]

9 bucks is really a steal. cant wait to see this baby grown all up.

 

[Zero]

It will grow into a great nep

 

[DavyJones]

I don't know why anybody would ever say N. truncata is a vigorous grower. They are known for how slowly they grow!

 

[geffcardo]

he was just trying to make him feel better

 

[SirKristoff]

he could mean vigorous as in a good strong, reliable grower ;p doesnt necessarily have to be fast to be vigorous....they are vigorous for a slower growing species

 

[Wolfn]

It is really slow grower. It still looks the same to me and hasn't grown at all.

 

[SirKristoff]

of course its a slow grower, i get a new leaf once every month and a half or so on mine, but its pretty hardy

 

[Dexenthes]

Looks like a pretty decent use of nine dollars.

 

[Wolfn]

Updated picture as of today. A couple leaves died, but it sent out a new leaf. Still is very slow growing, however:

 

[Exo]

I must be a truncata wizard or something, I've had this plant a year and it was 3in when I got it....

 

[SirKristoff]

the pitchers on that are pretty small for its size exo, give it some more light
my truncata is about 9" in diameter and produces pitcher about 8-9"
waiting to see how big this next one will be...

 

[Exo]

the pitchers on that are pretty small for its size exo, give it some more light
my truncata is about 9" in diameter and produces pitcher about 8-9"
waiting to see how big this next one will be...

Is that why they are small? Huh, I had no idea....

 

[Grey Moss]

Updated picture as of today. A couple leaves died, but it sent out a new leaf. Still is very slow growing, however:

Don't worry, I find that it starts to grow faster as it grows larger. I get a new leaf once a month. Also just wondering, how many offshoots do people get off of their plants? I have one 6 inch basal and 2 small 2 leaf offshoots coming higher up off the stem.

 

[Exo]

No basal on mine yet.

 

[Chris_Himself]

Veitchii and any hybrids in it for me have a wickedly slow growth rate. My J. Finn and Veitchii x Platychila spend more time growing hairs than leaves for me.

The leaves that come out are like succulent thick and they have a visible wax coat on them as well!

With neps, you get what you wait for really.