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I said i wouldn't buy another until...

I had room but all I have to say is look what I found at my local Frank's Nursery! It cost me $30. However Frank's Nursury is about to go out of business so I am going to be heading back to check to see if the others are on discount. They had about 5-6 of equal size. It's a Nepenthes x Miranda and it is most definately a beautiful plant. Anyone know of how to take care of this? I can't find it in the Savage Garden.
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Whoops forgot about the size. My image viewer automatically shrinks everything down 50% I will edit my pic to make it smaller in a bit.
 
Looks like a very nice find.
 
Just treat it like a typical highlander I hear mirandas are very vigorous. Btw looks like a nice plant
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Looks like what i got from here. They are very nice plants. I have had mine outside and it was staying alive but missing something.......hmmmm........pitchers, thats it. I finally put it in a tray of water and within a day BINGO, new tendrils began to swell and it is growing very nicely now. Mine came in a 8" pot with 12" or so pitchers, about 6 of them.
Nice find, man. We don't have a Franks here but i have heard several people stopping at their local Franks and finding nice plants. We need a Franks here. We have Mulhalls but they are very pricey, more of an upscale greenhouse for well-to-do folks.

Joe
 
Hi, mine is growing very well as a lowlander next to n.ampullaria so I'm surprised that pondboy said it grows well as a highlander too!

Perhaps it can grow under a wide temperature range and even pitchers at those temperatures!  
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I am thinking it is a lowlander also.
Dustin has one and he is well-versed on all altitudes, I think.
What say you, Dustin?

Joe
 
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Quote[/b] (superimposedhope @ Sep. 13 2004,2:59)]Looks like what i got from here. They are very nice plants. I have had mine outside and it was staying alive but missing something.......hmmmm........pitchers, thats it. I finally put it in a tray of water and within a day BINGO, new tendrils began to swell and it is growing very nicely now. Mine came in a 8" pot with 12" or so pitchers, about 6 of them.
Nice find, man. We don't have a Franks here but i have heard several people stopping at their local Franks and finding nice plants. We need a Franks here. We have Mulhalls but they are very pricey, more of an upscale greenhouse for well-to-do folks.

Joe
so this type of nepenthes it is ok to use the tray method with?
 
its parents are highland and lowland(maxima and northiana) mine is growing fine as a lowlander next to my amp and gracilis and amp x bical. it also does fine as a intermediate and prolly as a highlander. i think i does like to have higher humidity to pitcher but it will survive in lower humidity.

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  • #10
If you keep it in lowland conditions it would probably thrive more, and grow faster...

I wouldnt really reccomend the tray meathod, but lately I've been using it on my neps, since with all this hot dry weather, the pots dry up in 6 hours...
 
  • #12
I beg to differ on true lowland conditions. I grow mine in true highland conditions and my results are quite obvious. N. "miranda" may grow just as well in lowland conditions, but it also thrives in cool humid conditions.

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  • #14
miranda is easy to grow. it's like a fancy ventrata, if you ask me.

it's ventratas prettier sister
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  • #15
Well, Theres the pic of the miranda I've been asking you for since last year!
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What a giant
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What soil mix do you use on that baby?

Is that Nep. Reinwardtiana on the right of that pic? (I think I see eyes in them pitchers)
 
  • #16
I am thinking that is a darn nice sanguinea to the right of Miranda.

Cheers,

Joe
 
  • #17
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Quote[/b] (The Griffin @ Sep. 14 2004,8:02)]I am thinking that is a darn nice sanguinea to the right of Miranda.

 Cheers,

 Joe
I must have that...
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  • #18
Spec, soil mix is mainly peat moss with chopped sphagnum,perlite,coconut chips (very little a handful or two) and some time release fertilizer. Basically it was "leftovers" i just threw in the pot to use up.

Joe, correct! It's N. sanguinea red form from Genting!
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  • #19
Spectacular miranda and sanguinea Nep grac!
 
  • #20
Nep G, Is that sanguinea clone from Tony? I've been putting off doing a mega order from him far too long now... must... spend all money on Neps
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