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Yeah really! My N.Truncata went from a 1ft plant to a 1 and 1/2ft plant from Nov up till now! FAST! and LARGE! Have a terrarium of AT LEAST 20 gallons.
Yep, I never had my Truncata in my terrarium as I ordered it when it was producing mature pitchers and almost capable of flowering, so I put it in a 1 ft diamter pot that is 1 foot deep so 1ft by 1 ft or 30 cm by 30 cm. And the palnt is already getting past the pot rim about 3-6 inches so it is about a 1 and 1/2 foot diameter Truncata in a 1 ft pot. Picture? Here!
I have a 3 gallon terrarium and I just recently ordered N. Truncata from PFT. Will this work for now, Nepenthes Gracilis? Thanks. Nep. G, do you any more pics of your Nep. Truncata?
Ohh yeah! But what Tony and I are trying to tell you is that EVENTUALLY you will need a very large space for it.It should do fine in a 3 gallon tnak for a year or 2 or longer if it grows compactly.
I can also get more pictures of it if you would like to see more. Not a problem at all! Just say so.
Ok, so how big is this N. Truncata going to get (we're talking max size leaf tip-to-tip)? I just bought one and I'm was pretty confident that it will fit in my giant, homemade, terrarium. The terrarium shelf for the neps is 2' x 5'8'' x 3'5''. It's still small (obviously) but could it outgrow this space? I thought my terraium would be big enuf for a Bical but from what i've heard I would need to severly alter my house...
N. truncata can grow very large and can get four feet in diameter quite easily. I have some that I grow in 3-10 gallon pots and have had pitchers to 18 inches. The base stalk of the plant can get well over an inch in diameter. If you have the space, they are awesome plants. Give it room as it will need it eventually.
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