Madagascariensis and then some

From: bs (bs719491@oak.cats.ohiou.edu)
Date: Mon Jan 26 1998 - 05:06:02 PST 

Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 08:06:02 -0500
From: bs <bs719491@oak.cats.ohiou.edu>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg340$foo@default>
Subject: Madagascariensis and then some

Several questions here:

I also have an N. madagascariensis which I purchased about 6 months ago
along with an N. sanguinea and N. mirabilis. The N. mad is doing well,
producing larger leaves (5" long) and looks nice, but hasn't developed a
new pitcher since I got it. In the same terrarium, the N. sang. is
slower growing, but is producing pitchers, and the mirabilis is going
crazy.

I removed the plants from their original 2 1/2" pots to check the roots
and was surprised. The roots of the N. mad (potted in a rather dense
ball of sphagnum) were coiled around the bottom of the pot. The N.
sang. roots, on the other hand, (which had a lighter soil - w/ some
perlite, sand, and vermiculite I think) only went about an inch into the
soil. The mirabilis had roots about out to the edges of it's pot
(again, in the lighter soil mix)

Is it time to repot any of these - Especially the N. mad? Has anyone
else seen this kind of difference with regard to root development and
soil type - or is it more likely a species difference?

Any help is appreciated 

-- 
brandon

http://oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu/personal/bschanba.html

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