Re: Hello again
Oliver T Massey CFS (massey@hal.fmhi.usf.edu)
Thu, 19 Jan 1995 09:54:19 -0500
>
> > My next victim will be a N.rafflesiana. I am simply waiting for one of
> > my plants to get get big enough for a cutting.
>
> I have been growing N.rafflesiana in a low humidity environment (house hold
> levels) and it doesn't like at all. It does produce pitchers but these are
> small and short lived. It has been growing quickly as far I can tell,
however.
> It's a heathly plant but the low humidity just knocks the pitchers off.
>
> Dave Evans
>
I am impressed with the growers who manage all kinds of Nepenthes in home
environments. I can't imagine how you succeed in homes with central heat and
air.
Even here in Florida where the humidity is often 100%, I have several
Nepenthes that simply do not like open air environments. They produce
new healthy leaves but simply don't pitcher. In fact, if I have a plant
that is not pitchering I invariably put it in a terrarium setup under
lights, which has always turned the plant around.
Tom in Fl