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Pitcher of the Month August 2013

Vote for the top 3 best!!

  • Exo - N.burbidgeae

    Votes: 12 34.3%
  • Sundrew - N. rafflesiana 'squat x alata'

    Votes: 6 17.1%
  • Red Lowii - N. lowii x ventricosa

    Votes: 4 11.4%
  • uphwiz - N. veitchii x truncata

    Votes: 2 5.7%
  • Favian - N. ventricosa x x trusmadiensis

    Votes: 3 8.6%
  • lance - N. veitchii k

    Votes: 4 11.4%
  • Eric - N. Rafflesiana

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • tzestan - N. northiana

    Votes: 2 5.7%
  • EntHerptology - N. maxima x boschiana

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • mass - N. x Tiveyi

    Votes: 8 22.9%
  • Tuuagso - N. jamban

    Votes: 1 2.9%
  • thelarge - N. lowii x campanulata

    Votes: 4 11.4%
  • kulamauiman - N. maxima x x trusmadiensis

    Votes: 1 2.9%
  • Heli - N. edwardsiana

    Votes: 3 8.6%
  • Whimgrinder - N. lowii

    Votes: 13 37.1%
  • Lil Stinkpot - N. albomarginata

    Votes: 3 8.6%
  • dueoka - N. sibuyanensis x (ventricosa x ovata)

    Votes: 14 40.0%
  • hardy - N. campanulata

    Votes: 5 14.3%

  • Total voters
    35
  • Poll closed .

thez_yo

instigator
1. Only ONE (1) PITCHER per member may be entered in any particular month.
2. All pictures must be taken in the month of entry into the contest.
3. All entries must be clearly identified.
4. Entries are restricted to cultivated plants.
5. Contestants may post as many times and as many pictures of their entry as they like until contest closing on 08/31/13
6. Sequential pictures showing opening of a pitcher are fine as long as all pictures are taken within the month of the contest.
7. If, for some reason, a single pitcher cannot be isolated and a group shot is necessary, then the particular pitcher entered must be clearly identified in your post.
8. Plant must have been grown by owner at least six months prior to photo.
9. Times of Contest and Poll openings and closings are to be understood as EST.
10. Judging by forum members and guests in a poll opening on 09/01/13, closing 09/05/13 and using this forum! Voting will open on top of the thread at the close of the contest submissions.

** Please remember to clearly identify your entry!!**

Contest will be closed on August 31st 2013 at 5:00PM EST
Good luck!!
 
Boom goes the burbymite! N.burbidgeae.

 
Damn, could you zoom out a bit? I'm very curious to see what that entire jungle scene looks like.
 
very nice exo,i was going to enter my burb,but yours is far superior:crap:
 
N. Lowii-Trusmadi x Ventricosa-Red ♀

One of my fav's , if not 'the' fav, such a classic cross

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veitchii x truncata.

this is going to be a great month , very nice plants :hail::hail::hail:EVERYONE:
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nepenthes ventricosa xx trusmadiensis

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Wow this is a nice month so far!
 
  • #10
Uphwiz, you always manage to cook/bring out the best colours in your pitchers, what's the secret lighting arrangement? If you don't mind sharing...
 
  • #11
4 ft t-5 high output lights about 12 inches above the plants with glass between, terrarium opens at the front , allowing me to fan out most of the heat.
i use t bloom spec bulbs and two grow spec bulbs
 
  • #12
Do you know what the kelvin output of the lights? 2000?
 
  • #13
with t5s, grow bulbs are usually 5000-6500 k and the bloom bulbs are 3000 k
 
  • #14
N. Veitchii K




 
  • #15
What miles said 6500 , and 3000
 
  • #16
Thanks for the info Myles & Jimmy, not sure if this is possible, but has anyone attempted placing a lamp directly onto the pitcher at close range( 1-2ft away) with say 2000-3000kelvin. I'm positive the leaves would burn at that distance, but what if the light was directed strictly onto the pitcher, has anyone literally cooked a pitcher to the point of it being black and crisp? I think Jimmy you've probably come as close as anyone with that Lowii x Camp. I only use ambient light, hence why I ask.

It's in reference to this thread http://pitcherplants.proboards.com/thread/10843/deep-red-pitchers-2000k-buried?page=1&scrollTo=91395
 
  • #17
iv had tendrils hang down right next to a t5 bulb (1-3 inches away) and they promptly responded by drying up.

i have a bunch of my plants no more than a foot away from the bulbs. it definitely pushes their limits until fully adjusted but not sure just how much it affects the pitcher color/development.

these plants are only under two bulbs, if i put 4 bulbs in the fixture at that distance, I am confident they would fry and die a slow agonizing death.
 
  • #18
I was thinking more along the lines of letting the plant and pitcher develop under the regular light conditions and then once it has opened up you introduce a second source of light directly onto the pitcher.

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  • #19
id be willing to try that out
 
  • #20
I love your photoshopage Red Lowii! Your avatar on proboards really makes me laugh out loud every time. I like that idea and found the thread you just linked to very interesting. I also have to ask, is the lowii in your avatar actually red like that? Or was that a photoshop? Sorry if thats an obvious answer..
 
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