Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 00:42:06 -0400 From: "Dave Evans" <dpevans@rci.rutgers.edu> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg1005$foo@default> Subject: Re: U. calycifida
Hello William,
Take your basic Nepenthes soil (1/3 each of: peat moss, 3/2 perlite and
1/3 sand, shredded cedar mulch) and make it fluffier. I use a little more
perlite and add an extra part of shredded Sphagnum moss. A mix similar to
this using living Sphagnum moss also works great these Utric's, some may
prefer the living moss.
Dave Evans
> I've got a specimen of U. calycifida "alba" that produces "leaves" (I
> think they're actually stolons, right?) like crazy, but they're smaller
> than the leaves the plant had when I first got it. I'm growing it as a
> terrestrial Utric, but I remember some past discussion on the list that
> it could also be grown and a epiphyte and it would produce larger
> leaves. I have no experience with growing epiphytic Utrics. What's a
> good receipe for a growing medium for this plant? I plan to "take a
> cutting" and grow it epiphytically and compare the growth rates of the
> two plants.
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