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Post by zhilin on Jan 31, 2010 6:39:37 GMT
I am going to grow a Darlingtonia. I live in San Diego, which seems to be a good place for growing this plant. I have a question. Can I grow this plant as grow a true highland nepenthes (in addition to cool down its roots)?
Thanks Zhilin
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Post by unstuckintime on Jan 31, 2010 15:32:56 GMT
Well, yes, i suppose you could. The important thing to remember is that Darlingtonia is a temperate species, and will need a proper dormancy. If you are growing your highland nepenthes in a terrarium under artificial lights, that may prove difficult to provide.
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Post by zhilin on Feb 8, 2010 1:34:54 GMT
Thanks, unstuckintime.
I have another two questions:
(1) My little plant is three-year-old seedling. It is totally red. Will its color change to green when it grows up?
(2) People always say that using chilly water to top-water Darlingtonia. But never mention the water temperature. So, my question is, what's the degree does the "chilly" mean? below 50F? or below 60F?
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Post by seedling on Feb 25, 2010 22:10:44 GMT
well the most of seedlings of Darlingtonia are red in begging, but while growing they change their color to reddish and in the end to greenish... Some of Darlingtonia will stay red for their entire life (but that's really rare)
water should be about F 70 and not below it. Just like you said it has to be chilly and not hot, because these plants are cold rooted and they need cold water just like they need them on spring serpents where they naturally live...
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Post by fredg on Mar 2, 2010 19:31:24 GMT
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Post by zhilin on Mar 5, 2010 9:57:13 GMT
Thank all of you for providing plenty of information. Thanks to this thread, I don't put my plant in a tray with water, instead, put it under a container dripping water.
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Post by jameison on Apr 15, 2012 18:21:03 GMT
When i have visited darlingtonia habitats in the summer their water seemed to be m,ore in the forties and fifties range.
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