How to Pollinate a Nepenthes
August 27, 2011
Thorelii x Truncata female and Spathulata x Spectabilis male Nepenthes. Store extra pollen in a dessicator at 32ªF.
Nepenthes Khasiana Nodes
October 7, 2010
More node growth on a thriving Khasiana, induced by just covering up the dormant brown wood nodes. A nice surprise to see when you first spot the lid tops of the little pitchers pop through the moss.
Miranda Flowers Bloom
September 28, 2010
This year, these Nepenthes have bloomed a little later then last year. The small flowers do not have any scent that I can detect. Flowers open in order from the bottom of the stem to the top. Many new nodes have sprouted, perfect for ...
Hidden Albino Pitchers
September 9, 2010
While repotting the red Ampullaria, I noticed a tiny white pitcher protruding from underneath the moss. I carefully dug out the the rest of the stem to reveal a nice batch of albino pitchers! The most easiest way to inhibit node growth is to ...
Repotting Nepenthes
September 6, 2010
Carnivorous Plants can grow in different mixtures of live or dead sphagnum moss, peat moss, pumice, sand, vermiculite or perlite. Nepenthes seem to favor a mix of long-fiber sphagnum moss, perlite and orchid bark. Drosera like peat moss and perlite. Pinguiculas have grown ...
Nepenthes Ventricosa x Inermis
August 30, 2010
One of my favorite nepenthes is the ventricosa x inermis hybrid. Pitchers start out green and mature into a beautiful yellow / orange shade. Tubby shaped characteristics from the ventricosa side with thin peristome look from its inermis half. Three year old plant ...
