I would like to comment on two recent subjects of interest:
1.) I grow Heliamphora heterodoxa close to the wet-wall of one of our
greenhouses very successfully. The cool, humid air which
continuously flows around the plant seems to be the right recipe.
Light levels are fairly high c. 60% of full sunlight. I have several
seedlings of Darlingtonia in the same position which have thrived,
even though our summertime highs have reached 35+ deg.C on several
occasions.
2.) I have dried pitchers of several CP genera for preservation using
a 50/50 mixture of fine silica sand and silica gel. Specimens are
completely dehydrated 7-10 days later. This method often preserves
the natural colour and shape of the specimen indefinitely - wonderful
if you want to encase it in a block of casting resin!
Cheers for now from one of the only two South Africans on the list!
Best regards
Rogan.
(ROTH@BOTANY.UNP.AC.ZA)