Some neps...

[paphioboy]

Hi guys.. Just sharing some updated pics of my nepenthes.. And some new ones as well..
Nep bicalcarata:

Nep (globosa 'Viking' x kuchingensis):

Cups:

Albomarginata:

My beloved Rafflesiana:

A pink variety of rafflesiana:

And a seedling of northiana I got last year.. Growing nicely..

 

[goldenrose]

:clap: I love these weirdo carnivores!
Do you purposely plant low in the pot? increases humidity?

 

[NYEric]

Thanx for sharing.

 

[cnycharles]

those are definitely very unusual!

 

[SlipperFan]

Cool pitchers pictures!

 

[Rick]

Those are awesome Paphioboy!!

 

[paphioboy]

Thx, everyone..

Rose, that's not really the reason. Planting low sorts of constrict the development of the leaves and allows the tendrils to rest on the moist media. I don't like the leaves poking out and grabbing onto other pots.. The pitchers develop better when they rest on a moist media too, which is why some growers use flat shallow pots but are too space-consuming under my conditions..

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Cool! Love the albomarginata as well. Do you do any manual "feeding" - bugs and such, or just let nature take its course? I've heard stories that rats sometimes get caught - truth or silliness?

 

[paphioboy]

Cool! Love the albomarginata as well. Do you do any manual "feeding" - bugs and such, or just let nature take its course? I've heard stories that rats sometimes get caught - truth or silliness?

Thanks, Tom.. Nope, I let them catch their own bugs.. there seems to be quite a lot of small black ants in my garden. Even albomarginata attracts them, even though its supposed to be a termite specialist. BTW, that statement is the truth. But I don't have any nep. truncata large enough to catch rats, or any truncata for that matter. Mine died and I have yet to find a replacement..

 

[biothanasis]

They are all so cool!!!! :clap:

 

[JeanLux]

yes, cool plants!!! Rafflesiana has terrific colors :drool: !!! Jean

 

[Greenpaph]

Great photos!

How much light do you give them? What do you use for mix?

 

[paphioboy]

Thanks, Peter.. Nepenthes mostly take a lot of light.. Around dendrobium or cattleya light.. Mix is mostly straight sphagnum. Sometimes I add sand..