wadave
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Post by wadave on Dec 8, 2007 3:14:01 GMT
The guys at exotica are flat out filling deliveries at the moment and it's difficult for them to reply to everyone's emails and meet orders.
I've spoken to them on the phone earlier this week and Geoff mentioned they were trying to get orders out for overseas clients so I don't know if they meant the US or not. It seems strange to me that they would have stopped shipping to the states.
I recently received some neps from them and they were in excellent condition so I would encourage you to keep trying.
It may be worth throwing some neps in your order so you meet the minimum order requirement loko, it's well worth it.
Dave.
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Post by av8tor1 on Dec 8, 2007 4:01:14 GMT
I checked, I was only partially correct... my bad
USA:- For the time being we will not be sending anything through the post to the US because of problems with the LA inspection station and all mail from Australia enters via this station.
Therefore please contact Sunbelle Exotics Inc. in Florida for all US shipments. sunbelleorchids@hotmail.com
but thats odd in itself... they are the ones who stated they were growing some from seed
sooo I dunno what to say now... email them and see
Av
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Post by pinglover on Dec 8, 2007 20:14:18 GMT
Yes, that was actually the only place I contacted to purchase one. I sent another PM and didn't receive a reply. I suspect they may be sold out as I never heard back from them. These things happen.
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Post by sarracenialover on Dec 30, 2007 6:43:41 GMT
Would a mature H. heteroxda fit a terrarium? Mine is 18 inches high and 18 inches wide and long.
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Post by wadave on Dec 31, 2007 3:03:48 GMT
Yes is should fit PitcherPlantFreak,
There may be a difference between mature and fully grown; mature plants are at flowering age and may be smaller than fully grown plants.
My minor x heterodoxa is mature and has four flowering points and currently it is short enough to fit into an 18" high tank, but it continues to get taller which tells me it's not yet fully grown.
You may find the flower spikes will need much more room though.
Dave.
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Post by sarracenialover on Jan 5, 2008 0:25:37 GMT
Quoge, what soil mix are you using?
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Post by glider14 on Jan 5, 2008 4:45:21 GMT
does that help PPF? i was surprised i found it! i have 2 more helis now... 'Tequila' and heterodoxa x minor. both with mature pitchers but only h x m is growing right now. 'Tequila' still has to root both are growing in 100% LFS and kept in my small terrarium. Alex
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Post by chimanta on Jan 11, 2008 14:33:00 GMT
Dave wrote:
Has anyone else had success with such wide temp variations as I've described have a feeling it may be a case of too much love if people are afraid to give their heli's high temps. The secret may simply be to have a good flow of water over the entire plant as they receive in their native habitat.?Hi Dave I can confirm, that I do grow half of my Helis also out in the GH at about the same conditions as you do. Winter lows of down to 2 degrees Celsius (with a heater) and in summer up to 38 degrees Celsius over here in Switzerland. In Summer if it's hot I do pour once or twice a day some water over them and inside the pitchers. I grow them in the tray method, standing up to 3 cm in water, waiting till it's almost gone and then adding again some water. However, Inside in the basement I never keep them in standing water, they don't like it there, maybe because there are higher temperatures in the night around 15 degrees C and up to 25 degrees C by day. However, in fall or spring they grow best in the GH, receiving longer hours of light (than in winter) and cool nights. In summer they don't grow much outside in the GH. They are flowering now since 2 months, first H. het x nutans, then H. het. x ionasii an rigth now H. pulchella. Under those conditions for me H. heterodoca x ionasii is the easiest plant to grow and grows quite fast (for a Heliamphora). The pitcher openings measuring 8 by 12 cm now, This hybrid I really can recommend even though for an average size Terrarium it might be grown to a monster . Best regards Urs www.nepenthes.ch
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Post by wadave on Jan 15, 2008 6:16:05 GMT
It ends up my little tequila was too wet. I noticed the new leaves were growing less and less fequently over the last three or four months but I just put it down to it being very young and slow to develop. Then, sadly, a few days ago I saw the leaves were brown at their bases and very quickly the whole plant gave up the fight.
I think I must have killed off the roots months ago and the plant was trying to send out new growth and it was surviving on the humidity in the air. Poor fella didn't get the chance to send out new roots due to the water logged soil mix.
This one had been potted in straight decomposted pine bark and I think it wasn't getting enough time to dry out before the next watering.
Now I know they need a more open mix in my conditions.
The others are in an equal mix of LFS and peat and perlite which they seem to love.
Now I just need to find another tequilla to replace the last one.
Urs I've found my guys flower in the same order as yours, with my minor x het sending up a second lot of flowers in our summer. However I don't heat my GH during our winters as we never drop below freezing.
Dave.
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Post by kath on May 2, 2008 2:52:37 GMT
I too am going to attempt to grow Heliamphora on a windowsill. I have a container, with some gaps for ventilation, an extremely bright windowsill, and access to H. Nutans.
The windowsill gets bright light for 15-16 hours a day in summer, and 12-14 hours a day in winter. The light is direct, but I can filter it using a net curtain.
The temperature is nearly always constant - always above 20 (68), and always below 28 (82). At night it drops from 2-8 (4-14)degrees in summer, and in winter it drops 5-10 (9-18) degrees at night. The humidity is around 55% in the kitchen, which is why I'm using a container - to raise it!
The container has some gaps along the side and top, and a large gap at the bottom, for ventilation. It is set up so there is a reflective flooring to reflect away excess light, and so that I can set a tray of ice underneath the greenhouse on cold days. I'm planning to plant the Heliamphora in a white, glazed porcelain pot.
I have some questions, though:
So far the highest temperature I've heard of Heliamphora survivng is in the low thirties, around 32 (89) degrees, and after that they begin to slow growth. How much higher than this would they go before they actually died? Would H. Nutans survive temps up to 32 degrees? It's said to be nearly as hardy in temps as Heterodoxa?
Whta soil should I use? Should I use live sphagnum on the top? How should I water it, and how should I feed it?
Does my set-up sound ok?
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