PDA

View Full Version : how fast does it grow?


venus fly trapper
07-01-2002, 10:37 AM
how fast do N. truncatas grow? and how big do they get?
venus fly trapper
07-01-2002, 10:42 AM
or whats the fastest growing nepenthes?
nepenthes gracilis
07-01-2002, 11:33 AM
N.Truncata will eventually get huge! Mine is a 2 foot dia. plant with 10 inch pitchers.

http://a5.cpimg.com/image/43/9F/10948675-a8be-01600120-.jpg
N.Truncata sporting 10 inch tall/long pitchers.

http://********.com/_borders/mc01.jpg
My good friend Michael Catalini with his HUGE N.Truncata sporting 15 inch tall/long pitchers!
Parasuco
07-01-2002, 02:03 PM
My ventrata hybrid grows FAST... Like one leaf every one and a half weeks... Thats FAST...

Ventricosa and Gracilis are also really fast growers...
venus fly trapper
07-01-2002, 05:44 PM
that is HUGE!!!! how long does it take to get that big? (from the ones in 3" pots)
nepenthes gracilis
07-01-2002, 05:52 PM
It will take about 2-4 years to get fairly large. BUT once a Truncata approaches 4-5inches in diameter it gets much larger progressivley with every next leave it puts out.
Kim
07-02-2002, 04:18 PM
N. truncata grows relatively quick once it is established to a plant that is 12-18 inches across. It can grow very large. I have had one pitcher on one plant with pitchers to 19 inches in height and the plant is about 4 feet across. I have several large ones. Make sure you put it in a large enough pot before it gets too big. A 3-5 gallon pot is a good size. Initially, N. truncata grows a bit slow when the plant is only 4 inches across, but it will surprise you once it starts growing. Aloha from Hawaii.

Kim
ritlane
07-02-2002, 10:47 PM
What about Nep. Raf? Mine is growing insanely fast, and the pitchers are relativly large for its size.


---Lane
venus fly trapper
07-02-2002, 11:15 PM
i think i would go with a rafflesiana...truncata leaves look a little "messy". how often do rafs flower? do i need to cut them like venus fly traps? or is it ok to let them flower?
nepenthes gracilis
07-03-2002, 01:02 PM
The reason Truncata leaves amy look "unsightly" to you is becuase they have a pelt of hair on them. Also N.Rafflesiana and with any other Nepentehs can freely flower once mature, I wouldn't woory if you buy a 6 inch dia. palnt though, it won't flower for a while once Rafflesiana and most other Neps reach a good size they usually are near flowering age AKA maturity.