I really love this species. First, because it's geographically an outlier and I have a soft spot for misfits. Second, because it's named after the French botanist Eugène Vieillard and I'm an inveterate Francophile. Third, because I think it's pretty--but as the saying goes, "les goûts et les couleurs ne se discutent pas."
Anyway, I've had this little one for nearly two years. It was in LFS in a net pot on my grow rack/glorified windowsill and has been growing steadily, putting out pitchers, but hardly thriving. From what I can tell browsing this and other forums, N. vieillardii is a slow grower in nearly any condition and no one has found the plant's sweet spot.
There are reports of success with a mix based on akadama (http://carnivorousockhom.blogspot.com/2014/08/nepenthes-vieillardii-5-years-of.html), so I thought, why not give it a shot? I potted it up in that mix and threw in some laterite for good measure. I'll update this thread in the coming months. NB: This is totally unscientific, since there is no control plant and my conditions vary considerably according to the time of year.
Anyway, I've had this little one for nearly two years. It was in LFS in a net pot on my grow rack/glorified windowsill and has been growing steadily, putting out pitchers, but hardly thriving. From what I can tell browsing this and other forums, N. vieillardii is a slow grower in nearly any condition and no one has found the plant's sweet spot.
There are reports of success with a mix based on akadama (http://carnivorousockhom.blogspot.com/2014/08/nepenthes-vieillardii-5-years-of.html), so I thought, why not give it a shot? I potted it up in that mix and threw in some laterite for good measure. I'll update this thread in the coming months. NB: This is totally unscientific, since there is no control plant and my conditions vary considerably according to the time of year.