I grow all of my plants (VFTs, Sarracenia, Drosera, Pingicula) indoors. They're all in trays, in the south-facing window of a solarium that is glass on 3 sides. I supplement light with 2 40-watt compact fluorescents, 2 10,000K and 2 6500K daylight T-8 bulbs (meant for reef aquaria) and 2 full-spectrum 15 watt LED lights. They all do very well and have for a couple of years.
However, I just this past weekend got my first Nepenthes, ever. N. sanguinea , very young, in a 3-inch pot. From my reading I know that the lighting is too much for the Nepenthes. There's also no room in the trays, nor should it sit in water as the others do. It's on a shelf which gets some reflected light from the tray setup, and some dappled sun in late afternoon. The room has great humidity.
The two 15-watt LEDs are from Sansi and I like them a lot. I got one and, after seeing how much the plants seemed to enjoy it, got another for more coverage. I've just purchased another, which I plan to suspend over the sanguinea (12 inches or so) as supplemental lighting. Do you think this will be too much light for it?I usually run a 16-hour photoperiod in Summer. Would the Nepenthes need less direct, bright light? For what it's worth, heat is not a factor. These bulbs run very "cool" and I also use a fan when temps outside hit the 90s.
Thanks! And sorry for the length. I wanted to be as thorough as possible in explaining my setup and reasoning.
https://imgur.com/bU5AQ6Q
However, I just this past weekend got my first Nepenthes, ever. N. sanguinea , very young, in a 3-inch pot. From my reading I know that the lighting is too much for the Nepenthes. There's also no room in the trays, nor should it sit in water as the others do. It's on a shelf which gets some reflected light from the tray setup, and some dappled sun in late afternoon. The room has great humidity.
The two 15-watt LEDs are from Sansi and I like them a lot. I got one and, after seeing how much the plants seemed to enjoy it, got another for more coverage. I've just purchased another, which I plan to suspend over the sanguinea (12 inches or so) as supplemental lighting. Do you think this will be too much light for it?I usually run a 16-hour photoperiod in Summer. Would the Nepenthes need less direct, bright light? For what it's worth, heat is not a factor. These bulbs run very "cool" and I also use a fan when temps outside hit the 90s.
Thanks! And sorry for the length. I wanted to be as thorough as possible in explaining my setup and reasoning.
https://imgur.com/bU5AQ6Q