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Post by BRiiZi on Jul 7, 2009 19:07:20 GMT
i bought a new plant today and wanted to see if anyone had any tips.
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williamg
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Post by williamg on Jul 7, 2009 19:16:09 GMT
You do know we are not mind readers, right? It would to nice if you would expand the posts so we know what plant you ordered (and for who would be nice too). Telling you to put water in the pithcers won't be helpful if you ordered a butterwort. ;D
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Post by BRiiZi on Jul 7, 2009 19:24:36 GMT
well i assumed that u would know sinces its in the nepenthes section. i bought it from Lowes a few hours ago. i just couldn't resist. i also need it to be identified. i'll try to post pictures a soon as i can. by the way its a tropical pitcher plant from one of those Death Cubes.
ieat100s
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Post by williamg on Jul 7, 2009 19:43:08 GMT
OHHHH!!!! You saved a plant from Lowe's. Then it is probably an Ventrata or N. madagascariensis. It could be a Ventrosica also. Water it as soon as you can and take it out of the death cube and put it in a terrarium (if you have one). If you got to it soon enough it should soon recover and put out pitchers. Wait for a while and when to produces adult pitchers post a photo. (Its harder to ID as a immature plant as occasionally the difference from one pitcher to another will amaze you.) P.S. No need to be rude, they are many different species of nepenthes and some have different growing considerations then others. I read your post an though you ordered a plant from a online nursery.
Good Luck, Williamg
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Post by BRiiZi on Jul 7, 2009 20:12:21 GMT
it looks like a madagascariensis. i'm happy its in my hands. Wahahaha! by the way its already got one pitcher and has one on the way!
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Post by glider14 on Jul 7, 2009 23:09:38 GMT
ive never seen madagascariensis in a death cube. i would have to say it is ventricosa as i have also never seen ventrata in one.
Alex
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Post by DrWurm on Jul 7, 2009 23:53:11 GMT
well i assumed that u would know sinces its in the nepenthes section. The main problem with that is that not every nepenthes can be grown in the same conditions. If you're ever looking for tips, you need to be as specific as possible. (For instance, if asked "I bought a videogame today, how do I play it?" you wouldn't have any idea what to tell me.) Chances are it's a ventrata or a ventricosa, in which case, it should be rather easy in most conditions. Give it a moist, airy soil such as long fiber sphagnum and perlite; or peat, perlite, and orchid bark. Don't keep it sitting in water. Give it bright light, but not direct sunlight. It appreciates humidity, but as long as the air is not bone dry, it will be just fine. Ideal temperatures would be something like low 80s during the day and mid 60s at night. Jason
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Post by BRiiZi on Jul 8, 2009 0:19:54 GMT
dr wurm , if it is a ventricosa or ventrata, i will let u know . if there is a great amount of chance, i'm just glad that its one of the easyist to grow.
ieat100s
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Post by glider14 on Jul 8, 2009 5:32:56 GMT
again... i dont think its N. madagascariensis. Botanical Wonders(the death cube company) does not cultivate N. madagascariensis. N. ventricosa and 'Judith Finn' are the only two Nepenthes they mass produce. and if it does somehow happen to be madagascariensis... youre in for a ride because that plant gives so many people a hard time...
Alex
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Post by williamg on Jul 8, 2009 16:52:15 GMT
Where did you find that info, glider14? I google the company but all I found was up-start inc. which is also, Botanical Wonders, and they didn't have any info on plants. (Maybe it was somewhere else on google, but after the first 2 sites, it was just things about botanical wonders (not the company)). Just wondering, Williamg
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Post by glider14 on Jul 8, 2009 17:30:57 GMT
there was a big discussion on this last year on terraforums. we made a list of every CP that could be found from lowes, home depot, walmart etc. in lowe's from the death cubes there are only ventricosa and 'Judith Finn' in hanging baskets there is ventrata and 'Miranda'. home depot has Gublers plants. including maxima hybrids, gracilis, and ventrata. madagascariensis isn't mass produced enough to be availiable to the public via hardware stores afaik.
Alex
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Post by williamg on Jul 8, 2009 18:20:17 GMT
You would think plants would change over a year, as I recently got a plant at Lowe's too that I am pretty sure is N. madagascariensis, but it is still young and the easiest way to find out is to wait for ieats100 plant to mature and then we can find out for sure or call the company and find out! That and how long was that list going, glider14? inventory sent to stores does change with time. Williamg
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Post by glider14 on Jul 8, 2009 19:14:42 GMT
if it even matures =/ the tissure culture N. madagascariensis clone is a very weak plant. suceptible to rot, pests and random sudden death. it rarely wants to ever pitcher as a small plant and the growth tips just kind of die. if you get it past this stage to a more mature pant it is still difficult but it probably wont have the same problems.
ieat100s, can you get us a picture of your plant?
Alex
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Post by williamg on Jul 9, 2009 1:45:01 GMT
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Post by glider14 on Jul 9, 2009 20:16:56 GMT
get a picture of the leaves and whatever pitcher is in the best condition. that will be the key.
Alex
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