Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 21:59:51 +0100 From: Richard Brown <esoft@ix.netcom.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg1389$foo@default> Subject: Re:Nep environment (ampullaria)
Hello Dave, and other Nepenthes growers,
Last fall we had an early visit from old man winter, about mid October.
The temperature in my lathe house dropped down below 50 degrees F. By
the following week, some of my Nepenthes let me know they didn't like
it. I had the red spotting and red leaf edging on N. gracilis, N.
bicalcarata, the hybrid N. rafflesiana x N bicalcarata, and the
rafflesiana plants that were touched by the prevailing cold breeze. N.
merrilliana simply stopped growing for about a month. I have several N.
ampullaria clones and they were conpletely unaffected. As a lowlander
from natural environments similar to the other species mentioned, I was
surprised to see no cold damage. As winter progressed (and plastic
covering over the lathe house) the ampullaria plants slowed down, but
continued to produce pitchers. This slowdown I attribute to shorter day
length, not entirely temps. I believe the coolish night temps give
lowlanders more colorful pitchers- as long as the days are warm and
muggy.
until later,
Trent Meeks
Pompano Beach, Fl
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