New Pitcher Plants

Purpoh · Sep 30, 2016

Here is Nepenthes burbidgeae x campanulata:

IMG_20160930_171516_996 by viper8stuff, on Flickr

And N. (aristolochiodes x ventricosa) x vogelii Thanks to a recent trade

IMG_20160930_171446_195 by viper8stuff, on Flickr

IMG_20160930_171458_291 by viper8stuff, on Flickr

If you have any care tips, please tell me!

nimbulan · Sep 30, 2016

Nice plants! What's your soil mix?

Purpoh · Sep 30, 2016

I have them in sphag, peat moss, perlite, and a very small amount of bark chips

Flip_Side_the_Pint · Sep 30, 2016

Very cool plant but I think you posted the wrong picture of your Nepenthes burbidgeae...

nimbulan · Sep 30, 2016

What proportions are you using? Highlanders tend to like pretty airy soil so it's not common to use peat with them.

Also I'm going to second the statement that it does not look like N. burbidgeae, more like N. burbidgeae x campanulata.

Purpoh · Sep 30, 2016

I'm using quite a bit of peat, I'll have to buy some perlite and change it out asap, thank you. And actually I forgot to include the x campanulata thanks for pointing that out. I'll go fix that lol.

nimbulan · Sep 30, 2016

A good default mix for Nepenthes is equal parts LFS and perlite, though you can add some orchid bark in there too.

Purpoh · Sep 30, 2016

I'm pretty new around here, may I ask what is LFS?

nimbulan · Sep 30, 2016

Long fiber sphagnum - it's just an easy shorthand for dried sphagnum moss. It's often sold as orchid moss if you have any of that lying around.

Purpoh · Sep 30, 2016

Ah I wasn't familiar with that abbreviation. I have a bit I can use, thanks.

Grey Moss · Sep 30, 2016

Very cool plants. Are those your first nepenthes? What else are you growing right now?

Purpoh · Sep 30, 2016

I've had two other Nepenthes one of which I killed many years ago and another that I gave away. I grow a few Drosera including a tuberous one I'm trying out for the first time, as well as a Pinguicula 'florian' and Sarracenia rosea. That's all the cps I have although I plan on getting a lot more

PsychoSarah · Sep 30, 2016

I'm glad to see the plant got to you ok. And with all its pitchers still intact! Wait until it has grown a new one before feeding it; it'll need some time to adjust to the new conditions and recover from the trip.

Purpoh · Sep 30, 2016

Thanks for more tips Sarah. I think it is the most adorable plant ever!