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Post by Adammmm on Jun 16, 2008 14:17:13 GMT
At my conservatory, in the winter they dont put tarp or anything over it and it gets 30 degrees. And they survive. How does this happen?
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Post by stevestewart on Jun 16, 2008 18:49:33 GMT
awgaupp,
If you mean 30 degrees Centigrade, that would be about 86 F. and that would be the perfect temperature for many Nepenthes species in the winter. If you mean "they" place a Nepenthes sp. at a 30 degree angle in your conservatory, that would also be fine. Nepenthes frequently grow at angles below 30 degrees. This is often done on purpose to encourage basal shoot production. If you mean the temperature at your conservatory gets 30F in the winter, it would depend on the length of time the temperature was that cold, and the Nepenthes species you are asking about. I am only guessing that you are discussing Nepenthes from the category your question is placed.
Take care, Steven Stewart
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Post by Adammmm on Jun 16, 2008 19:33:37 GMT
It is the temperature, 30 degrees f. And it stays like that and lower for at least 4 days in a row. The species are Judith Finn, and im not sure if the raflessia sruvived
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2008 19:47:08 GMT
so from what you are saying the conservatory isnt enclosed right?.....because some conservatories are glass.....and if it is glass then it would insulate to some extent and keep things warm....if the plant are in any ways indoors they would be sheltered from that direct cold. if they are not covered from the top and it is completely open to the outside then it could be that the close proximity of near by plants and walls may keep the temp warmer then surrounding area.....
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Post by Adammmm on Jun 16, 2008 19:49:46 GMT
No, its outside all winter long...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2008 20:59:11 GMT
wow....I guess the plants have then become adapted to growing in those temperatures....Which carnivorous plants do do....I have several utrics and a nep that are supposed to be high humidity and lots of water....but here in southern california it is almost impossible for me to have high humidity and the water evaporates fast here...so they aren't growing in the conditions that they like yet they are growing
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Post by macamus3 on Jun 17, 2008 21:28:56 GMT
I would say your raff is probably dead as they are lowlanders and do not like cld temps especially that cold. The Judith Finn is a hybrid that I do not grow but have heard it is a very though [plant. If lookinng for a cold tolerant Nep try N.khasiana or hybrid N spectabilis x aristolochiodes. Both of these are very cold tolerant actually taking freezing temps with no ill effects.
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Post by Adammmm on Jun 25, 2008 12:04:21 GMT
I found a few pictures with neps in the background! here they are
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Post by Clint on Jun 25, 2008 16:09:38 GMT
I fixed your code. The first picture wasn't showing up because you had "?action=view¤t= " after "awgaupp/"
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Post by jj1109 on Jun 25, 2008 21:26:15 GMT
they look like the same pic to me...
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Post by jfowler on Jun 25, 2008 22:46:09 GMT
Nice photos. Although I live in South Carolina, it gets down to 20 degrees F or below several times during the winter, and my outdoor bog garden carnivorous plants do just fine. We have many instances of 30 degrees F or below for several nights in a row. I don't have Neps, but my Sarracenia, Drosera, and VFTs love the winter dormancy.
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Post by Clint on Jun 26, 2008 0:58:33 GMT
They actually are the same picture.... I just fixed the code, I didn't change the numbers
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Post by Adammmm on Jun 26, 2008 17:11:29 GMT
Yeah, i accidentally got the same picture. It was the only one, i thought there was another. Sorry
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