H. sp. "Angasima" photos

[drosera5150]

Hello Friends,

Here's a few quick shots of one of my Heliamphora sp. "Angasima" plants, with emphasis on the nectar spoon.

Please enjoy!

Brian

[Yinepu]

Simply amazing

[Dexenthes]

Beautiful!

[thez_yo]

Just beautiful... mine look like shredded lettuce. Do you find this one a little harder to grow? Mine just doesn't do anything so I'm thinking maybe it wants like... more light or something than the 'easier' Helis.

[drosera5150]

Thanks!

Thez, what are your growing conditions?

Brian

[thez_yo]

Thanks!

Thez, what are your growing conditions?

Brian

An open-topped terrarium on my balcony in San Diego... unusual, I know

I keep all my heliamphora in about 1cm of standing water on grating in the terrarium, which I let drain (evaporation/use by the Helis) so they get a few days without being in water (roughly 1perlite: 1sphagnum mix). They get sunshine from about noon til sundown which is 5pmish these days, and it's about 65-70 degrees out by day in the winter now, and about 45-50 degrees by night. I assume the terrarium temperature is around 75 during the day due to the glass.

It's these tanks on the far right on the edge of the balcony:

[drosera5150]

Hey Thez,

Hmmm...sounds about right. In my conditions, the lowest temps my Heliamphora see are usually around 60F in Winter and 70F in Summer, on a 12 hr. photoperiod. I never allow temps to go higher than 78F, but then again they are all grown indoors. Mix is... I'd say around 80% live sphagnum to 20% perlite and only watered from above and allowed to slightly dry between waterings.

IMO, and in my conditions, H. sp. "Angasima" seems to grow best in more lowland/intermediate conditions, much like H. folliculata does.

Happy Growing,

Brian

[lizasaur]

Spectacular shots, Brian!