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Post by silenicus on May 25, 2014 17:36:25 GMT
I enjoy Nepenthes but have limited room for large plants. If everything I have thrives, it's going to get crowded next winter. I have a N. talangensis which does well in a tank. There must be others that are small enough to live under lights or in a terrarium. Can anyone recommend small species or hybrids that are commercially available? Thanks.
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Post by adelea on May 25, 2014 23:50:29 GMT
Depends if you limited to highland conditions, Argentii and its hybrids are small, ventricosa are pretty small, as is belli, campanulata and tentaculata and their hybrids.
Otherwise take cuttings when they are to large, then test which of those cuttings (once established) can tolerate you external areas (paddock, patio, yard....)
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Post by sflynn on May 27, 2014 1:29:20 GMT
N. gracilis is fairly diminutive, just prune back the climbing vines.
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Post by adelea on May 27, 2014 2:56:07 GMT
If you state your conditions it will be easy to suggest plants.
Temp: min/max/average
Humidity:
Lighting:
I am unsure where you live, for example if your in Siberia I would say good luck growing carns outside, but if your in say southern Europe many of the intermediates should do well.
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Post by silenicus on May 29, 2014 2:14:07 GMT
I'm in Arkansas. My lowlanders are outside now. Two of them languished under artificial lights but the third, the largest did pretty well over winter. The two, hirsuta and rafflesiana, both young and small, seem to be perking up outside. If they grow up, winter quarters are going to be crowded. The outside temps have been in the 80s to low 90s. There will be several days over 100 before summer is over. Humidity varies but tends to be high. My N. talangensis is doing fine, but my mountain tank is full and I'm not sure I want to start a new one. Indoor temps are generally in the 70s. Humidity drops as the outdoor temps rise. Small plants can live in terrariums with higher humidity.
I recently picked up a ventricosa and a x ventrata x alata. I'm encouraged by your comment about them staying small. I have a spathulata x (copelandii x truncata) which has 6 inch leaves and 5 inch pitchers but is only about 2 inches tall. No vines, at least not yet. It's a good size for me. Maybe a little smaller if they are going to be persnickety about humidity.
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Post by adelea on May 29, 2014 9:36:42 GMT
Ventricosa stays small, but ventrata (ventricosa X alata) gets to a few meters if the alata is dominant, with these temps/humidity Maxima X alata or Maxima X truncata would do well, temps above 100 and humdity as low as 50% is fine for them.
They are larger growing but they should survive outside for you (providing you winter is above the 60's)
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Post by silenicus on May 29, 2014 12:58:10 GMT
Winter temperatures get cold, especially at night. Not at all suitable for tropical plants. It was just recently that I was able to put the lowlanders out. We even had a bout this spring where I had to bring all the cool tropicals in because the night temps were in the 30s.
Winter quarters consist of a shelf, lined with Mylar and lit by two 2-bulb t-8 fixtures at different heights.
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Post by silenicus on May 30, 2014 16:04:10 GMT
Thanks for all the advice. I have some idea of what to look for. Reading some of the past discussions, I noticed that I am not the first to ask this. Dealers take note that the size of a plant may be important to a potential customer. I've probably overlooked plants that would be perfect for me just because the size of the plant was not part of its description.
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