Nooooo, I grow mine outside, without a greenhouse. In the winter I take
them inside and put them under lights, but last year, and again this year,
I'm growing my N. ventricosa outside, in the open, inside my wire cover.
In the cooler weather it grows a bit slower, but I get good colour, and
it still pitchers up. The pitchers may be smaller than if grown in higher
humidity, but then again, maybe not.
If we start getting really warm weather I'll move the rest of mine outside
and see how they do. Inside they are languishing, although I should
be fertilizing them really.
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>>I've tried growing the maxima outside under dappled sunlight and it slowed
>>to a stop and then exploded (into growth) when I brought it back to the
>>terrarium.
I think they can take more sun than you think. My ventricosa gets direct
sun for a couple of hours a day. They do grow slower outside though, and
then explode when you move them indoors. Long term however they seem to
languish.
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>>If this is the case, what Nepens do well outdoors? Khasiana? Fusca?
I think khasiana, ventricosa, and maybe some hybrids may be suitable for
trying outdoors. I believe Gordon grows most all of his plants outside,
at least during warm weather.
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>>On another note, have any of you ever grown a plant called Voodoo
>>Lily? I've got one right now. Wild flower. Smells like good rotted
>>meat. This might compete with Stapelia gigantea, Barry. Great to
>>show to friends ("This one smells just like chocolate. Take a big
>>whiff.") Anybody know the latin name for this?
I've been wanting to order one of these. What I'm really looking for however
is the bigger one, the "rotting corpse lily", which gets a huge flower and
a huge stench. Maybe it'll keep the squirrels away.
r.