I don't know how I missed this topic...
Anyway, Vraev....how in the world do you live almost 2000k miles north of me, but your bical looks better than mine? I've never been able to grow bical, and I have no clue why, even though all my other lowlanders are having themselves a party.
In regards to talangensis, I've heard/seen quite a few times that it seems to pitcher in flushes. Perhaps this is related to some sort of nutrient deficiency. When I had mine, it made one pitcher, then I started fertilizing, the pitcher died pretty quickly, and it didn't pitcher for the next 8 or something months (I then traded it away). Perhaps the plant has to dip below a certain threshold in regards to a nutrient or suite of nutrients before it will pitcher. I think that would explain why it blows up so many at once/so rapidly in succession. If I had one again, I'd put it in the brightest light possible, not fertilize it, and pot it in the most nutrient absent inorganic substrate possible (like...broken glass and/or styrofoam pieces). As V said, I'm sure constant temps lend a huge helping hand. If you've got a plant you can sacrifice, go for it and let everyone know how it turns out. I'd try it myself, but my temps are about 30 degrees to high to grow that thing successfully.
Anyway, Vraev....how in the world do you live almost 2000k miles north of me, but your bical looks better than mine? I've never been able to grow bical, and I have no clue why, even though all my other lowlanders are having themselves a party.
In regards to talangensis, I've heard/seen quite a few times that it seems to pitcher in flushes. Perhaps this is related to some sort of nutrient deficiency. When I had mine, it made one pitcher, then I started fertilizing, the pitcher died pretty quickly, and it didn't pitcher for the next 8 or something months (I then traded it away). Perhaps the plant has to dip below a certain threshold in regards to a nutrient or suite of nutrients before it will pitcher. I think that would explain why it blows up so many at once/so rapidly in succession. If I had one again, I'd put it in the brightest light possible, not fertilize it, and pot it in the most nutrient absent inorganic substrate possible (like...broken glass and/or styrofoam pieces). As V said, I'm sure constant temps lend a huge helping hand. If you've got a plant you can sacrifice, go for it and let everyone know how it turns out. I'd try it myself, but my temps are about 30 degrees to high to grow that thing successfully.