Re: BROWN NEPENTHES
Earl Nishiguchi (earln@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu)
Fri, 16 Jul 93 10:18:15 HST
>
> >>Anybody out there have N Ampullaria, or know a source for this species??
>
> This plant is hard to get, and requires very hot conditions (80-90
> degrees F) to be truly happy. I have a green form which after nearly
> two years isn't a heck of a lot larger than when I got it. I recently
> repotted it into new media and it's now growing again (live spaghnum
> was the media of choice two years ago, but mine broke down, and I'm
> now using peat/perlite/orchid bark with success).
>
> Everyone wants N. ampullaria, but it's tough to find. I already owe
> one cutting to someone, when my plant is big enough to cut.
> Unfortunately the plant isn't big enough to use as standard trading
> material. I don't know of anyone who's selling it. I do know of a
> guy who has a couple of cuttings he's rooting, but he's saving those
> for some trade or another.
>
> With the increase in meristem culture I expect to see this plant
> become more available in a few years, but that's a ways in the future.
>
Sounds like my kind of plant if it likes very hot conditions...we've been
having humidity and temperatures in the 80's without any trade winds the
past couple of days...
Earl