Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 07:48:48 -0400 (EDT) From: Perry Malouf <pmalouf@access.digex.net> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2614$foo@default> Subject: Re: Nep gracilis cultivation
Cindy Sarver wrote:
> I have a nepenthes gracilis...that seems to double in
> size every couple of months....My question is whether it is
> better to let it hang, or is it a plant that
> would prefer to wrap itself around something in a climbing fashion?
It'll grow either way. I've seen N. gracilis growing in the wild
in Malaysia. It was growing among tall grasses and woody shrubs,
and the tendrils of the pitchers coiled around available twigs
and stems to support the plant as it grew upward.
I find this sort of setting to be inconvenient to reproduce at
home, so I don't provide sticks or other supports for my Nepenthes
to cling to. The plants which produce slender vines and which
have a large internodal spacing, like N. gracilis, are allowed to hang
over the edge of the pot. They can be quite attractive this way.
Also if the growth point of a vine is below the level of the
roots, then production of additional basal growth is encouraged.
Nepenthes which have short internodal spacing and more stout vines
usually support themselves without the aid of something to cling to.
Regards,
Perry Malouf
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