Date: Tue, 06 Jan 1998 20:21:33 +0500 From: Borneo Exotics <borneo@lanka.net> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg74$foo@default> Subject: re: N. clipeata question
Gilles Lardy wrote:
I have put on my heater last week, and notice that my clipeata is growing
faster (around 27 deg C). I thought this was a highland species, but
recently R. Cantley put it in the lowland section of his website.
Any comment and experience appreciated...
Actually, N. clipeata is not a species I have ever grown, so I don't know
much about it's cultivation requirements! The reason I put it in the
lowland section is that the mountain it comes from, Gng Kelam is almost
exactly 1,000m high which puts it borderline between highland and lowland.
It grows on cliff faces, so presumably it doesn't exits on the top of the
mountain (if it did it'd be long gone!).
27 deg C sounds about right for the altitude, but beware, if it behaves as
a highlander, it may need a night-time temperature a bit lower than this.
You may possibly find that growth slows down after a while, or abnormal
growth starts to appear if it doesn't get the temperature swing. No doubt
others who have growing experience can tell you more.
Best of luck!
Robert Cantley
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