Brisbane has just gone through its worst heat-wave on record, it was
37C, 90% humidity at 6.00am a couple of mornings ago. I've been reading
your reports of freezing weather with great envy!
My main concern is S. minor and S. leucophylla. With S. minor the
pitchers have simply gone limp, all new pitchers have aborted to
phyllodia. S. leucophylla has remained upright, but new growth consists
of full length (60cm) leaves with an almost non-existant pitcher.
S. oreophila died.
S. purpurea, psittacina and all seedlings seem completely unaffected.
Older pitchers on S. alata, rubra, flava and various hybrids have gone
limp, but newer pitchers remain healthy.
I kept the pots sitting in 2-3cm of water at all times, the lack of wind
and high humidity meant that they lost very little water anyway. They
are potted in a fairly standard peat, perlite and sand mix and remained
throughout under 30% shade cloth.
Regards,
Paul Seymour.