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Post by ieatflys on Oct 12, 2008 2:02:09 GMT
Hi hope this isn't a wast of a thread but does any one know how to get a nepenthes to flower by force. by force I mean like when you go to walmart and they Have pansy's in those little pots and there root bound. is it cause there root bound that they flower. If this is true can you use this method on nepenthes??? Its inside so need to be able to do this inside.
Thanks
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Post by peterhewitt on Oct 12, 2008 5:00:41 GMT
As far as I am aware, a Nepenthes will only flower once it has reached a certain age (determined by the individual plant) in adult-hood. Certain plants can be induced to flower with chemicals and or photo-period manipulation, but i don't think Nepenthes can. Also, Pansy's flower in their second year of life in a two year life cycle, whereas A nepenthes could take up-wards of 5 years to flower depending on species. Most species will only flower after having produced upper pitchers. Some plants may flower when stressed but stress could also kill your plant.
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Post by grandmaster on Oct 12, 2008 8:56:06 GMT
I have always found that the length of the vine and the time of year will determine when the plant will flower, some of my plants flower in spring, some late summer and some in autum.
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Post by ieatflys on Oct 12, 2008 16:05:07 GMT
I thought you were going to say that. I went to the store again and the n.meranda had a flower and I t is only A foot long!!! weird. I have pics Ill try to post them.
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Post by ieatflys on Oct 12, 2008 16:06:20 GMT
By the way it wasn't upper-pitchering yet I just don't get it.
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