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Post by NavyBrush on Sept 5, 2010 4:39:59 GMT
Hi. My nepenthes rajah leaves have been turning a light/moderate shade of red on newer leaves and sparsely red on old leaves. The new leaves are still pitchering, which I think is a good sign. My setup uses two fluorescent light bulbs, one is 5000k and the other is 5500k. The humidity is 50% throughout the day and raised to 80% at night. Temp is approx 75-78F during the day and 67F at night. Is there anything I should be concerned about?
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Post by turkeypig on Sept 5, 2010 5:47:10 GMT
From my experience, red leaves means nothing but good. If the leaves are still fleshy, than i'm fairly sure they're fine.
But i'm no nep expert; I've only accommodated n. rajah once.
I'm sure someone else has a more in depth response.
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Post by NavyBrush on Sept 5, 2010 17:21:33 GMT
Here is a picture of my plant. Attachments:
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Post by peterhewitt on Sept 5, 2010 20:33:23 GMT
Yes your plant is exhibiting signs of very strong light. I'm not sure if this is particularly good with N.Rajah though.
I could be wrong, but i have heard reports that Rajah enjoys high light but strongly diffused. So perhaps not as strong as some other highland species. I grow my two plants in the greenhouse with minimal shading and the smaller of my two, has leaves much redder then those you show, but my larger plant in the same conditions has green leaves.
I'm thinking they can handle more light as they get bigger.
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