Re: Pest-free Nepenthes...
dave evans (T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU)
Mon, 04 Nov 96 17:32 EST
> From: Perry Malouf <pmalouf@ACCESS.DIGEX.NET>
>
> I'm surprised that you don't obtain good color in your plants when
> you put them under lights. I put mine under fluorescents in the
> winter, a mix of cool-white and grow-lux. My N. khasiana pitchers
> achieve a pretty peach color blended with the green. And, my
> N. maxima and N. williamsii have no trouble getting their purple
> and maroon (respectively) mottling under these lights.
Hi Perry & List,
Yes, you can get some good color to your plants (Nepenthes)
with an indoor set-up like your's. I have my Neps in a similar
indoor terrarium. They really love it in there and have very nice
color. However, most CP will benefit and look heathlier with
natural light. There's just something about it that cool-white
and grow-lux are missing. What? All the happiest plants I've
seen were growing in greenhouses...
Dave Evans