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don't wonder about the picture's URL, I only provided the webspace. I wish it would be my plant.
The most amazing thing is, that Axel cultivates his wonderful plant without any spezial treatment. He grows it under a 100 W incandescent (!) bulb in a terrarium next to a south facing window where it does not recieve direct sunlight.
Temperature is 25-30°C during the day, during night temperature drops because of the open window. (German nights are usually relativly cold, except during the hottest weeks in summer )
In my opinion an excellent excample how you can grow highland Nepenthes without "high technologie".
Can someone move it to the Nepenthes forum, please ?
Beautiful Plant Axel. Can you give us some idea on size when you got it. Current size of the plant and pitchers. Martin touched on the culture but I would also like to hear anything you have to add! Welcome to the forums as well!
Tony
Wow, that is a beautiful plant! I like how the vine does not come out of the end of the leaf, but a little before the end. Have you caught any rodents in it?
...I....I...I.... am speechless also!! You're my hero! lol.
That is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Any secrets? I would love for you to see fi I have any faults in my Rajah setup and environmental conditions. Great Plant, great job! Let's see it in 12 years!
Hello,
thank you for all your comments. I got this plant in the year 1999 (but i´m not sure).At this time the plant had a diameter of 4 centimeter. I fertilize my plant only with milk. And if the weather is hot, I open the terrarium in the evening to cool down the warm air. After that, I sprinkle the plant with water.
I hope I could help you. If you have further questions you can contact me.
If a new pitcher opens, i put a few drops of milk in.I think it works.The whole plant has an diameter of about 45 cm.The leaves are about 20 cm long and 9 cm wide. The pitchers are about 10 cm long and have an diameter of about 4.5 cm (like a banana).
The plant has expel a sprout (correct word?) with an diameter of 5-6 cm.
If you don't mind my asking, as a former military brat who's parents were stationed in germany for several years, I know that german milk can and usually is a LOT thicker than what US citizens are used to, our 'fatest' milk is 4% milkfat...
My wife (also a military brat) remembers German milk being more like creme?
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