How slow is nepenthes villosa?

[evergreen]

From some places i've heard it's the slowest growing of them all. Other places i've heard that they grow at a similair rate as nepenthes rajah or lowii. with ideal conditions, what sounds more right?

I have around 40F night temperatures and okay light levels along with more than 70% humidity, could i grow it okay?

 

[Capensis]

I would say probably as slow as lowii and rajah.

 

[evergreen]

could villosa grow with rajah?

 

[Capensis]

Hrm. Probably, but I would do something with the villosa...like ice bottles or something. I don't know.

 

[seedjar]

By my understanding, it's possible to grow them together, but rajah's needs are generally more modest.
~Joe

 

[theyellowdart]

Fourty degree nights are great for villosa. Are you able to sustain those temperatures year round?

Like you said, I have heard varied opinions on the growth rate. The only real way to find out is by actually growing it.

 

[SirKristoff]

I would get more experiance with neps first evergreen. And of course villosa can grow with rajah, have you never seen N x Kinabaluensis? Its rajah x villosa. A naturally occuring hybrid.

 

[obregon562]

villosa is sloooooooow. A few people in europe have 14 year old plants, grow from seed, that are less than 5" in diameter. Othe rplants from the same batch are almost vining, so, go figure. Granted there are many factors affecting speed, but still its slow.

 

[rattler]

villosa is sloooooooow. A few people in europe have 14 year old plants, grow from seed, that are less than 5" in diameter. Othe rplants from the same batch are almost vining, so, go figure. Granted there are many factors affecting speed, but still its slow.

differences in growing conditions cause this as does the variety in genetic make up of the individual plants........from the last batch of nep seed i sowed several months ago ive got plants every where from almost 3 inches in diameter to barely a 1/2 of an inch......and most all sprouted within 7 days of each other......all growing in the same tray receiving the same light, temps and water.....for example when i plant vegetable seed in my garden, after the first month or so i cull on average 20% of the seedlings because their growth rates are showing that they arent likely to produce during my short growing season....

this sort of thing is why i laugh when individuals make blanket statements that all seed grown material is superior to TC......ive messed with thousands of TC plants while working for 6 seasons at a local greenhouse......are there the occational freaks and culls in TC material? sure, but the cull rate tends to be much higher in seed grown material cause your rolling the dice with every seed.....genetic diversity is a great thing, but its also far from a sure thing on getting a great plant....especially when buying very young plants.....

 

[Dexenthes]

In regards to being the slowest I have heard that Edwardsiana can be even slower. But I am skeptical because it grows at lower elevations then Villosa. I would love to get one of either though because it would be small for a long time, easy for me to care for.

 

[BigBella]

I would really have to agree that Nepenthes villosa is quite slow. I have had other highland Nepenthes germinate from seed, begin to produce a vine and flower, while villosa set out its first minute but welcomed pitchers.

But, I am in it for the long haul (I hope) . . .