Re: N. Hirsuta
Robert Allen (Robert.Allen@Eng.Sun.COM)
Thu, 3 Jun 93 12:39:57 PDT
>>Tom,
>>
>>> I've picked up a N. Hirsuta but am able to find very little information on
>>> the plant. Do those of you who grow this plant raise it like a lowland
>>> or Highland Nep? Basically, does it want the night temperature drop?
>>
>>Pietropaolo lists N. hirsuta as a highland type. I'm growing mine
>>in a terrarium in an unheated room with northern exposure. It is growing
>>rapidly and pitchering well.
>>
The Kurata book also lists this species as highland
As an experiment I've moved my only N. fusca plant, a 1.5 year
old, out of the terrarium I had it in to outdoors. It's been
out there over a week and looks fine. This is a highland
species and has heavy, waxy, leaves.
Next I will move the N. tentaculata 1.5 year olds outside.
Unfortunately they are about 1/2 the size of the N. fusca
plant, even thought they are the same age.
Robert