Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 19:35:47 -0400 From: Joe Cumbee <acumbee@surfsouth.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3310$foo@default> Subject: Re: Dry nepenthes stems
John,
Do your Nepenthes stems hang over the edge of the basket or pot and
trail downward? If so this condition sometimes causes new bud growth near the
base of the plant in my Nepenthes, and as the new growth takes off growing,
the main stem will start to decline and eventually dry up. I do not know if
this phenomena affects only you and me, or if it happens in general to
others. I live in South Georgia and we have pretty high humidity especially
in the summer. I grow mine in hanging baskets on the front porch in the
Summer and in my classroom during the Winter months(Heat pump and air
conditioner environment)
Joe Cumbee
http://www.home.turbonet.com/ppm/ericnews/htm
John Brownie wrote:
> Hello all, I've been growing Nepenthes in the Arizona desert now
>
> Though they pitcher like healthy plants and continue growth, the
> stems about 4 nodes below the tip of each vine have dried up and look
> dead, save a little green bud at each node. Eventually, one of these buds
> will grow into a healthy vine, but after the vine gets about 8 inches long
> it too begins to shrivel and brown below the 4th or 5th node.
>
>
> John
>
> John Brownlee
> Lunar and Planetary Lab
> University of Arizona
> jonnie @ lpl . arizona . edu
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