Nepenthes hamata

[rajah]

Hi to everybody

Here is my Nepenthes hamata after the "bad" season (italian winter=short photoperiod and grew as windowsill plant on a south/east facing window). The plant never stopped to pitcher.

Now the good season is started and we will see what will happen outdoor in my garden.

Regards

rajah

 

[chesara]

Hi Mario
It sure is looking good

Bye for now julian

 

[PlantAKiss]

Looks great! That's a nep I'd like to have. Hairy lil' buggers. But you just gotta love those "teeth". Nice looking plant.

 

[elgecko]

Looking very good.

I too grow my hamata as a windowsill plant and it also pitchers non stop.

 

[PiranhaPlant]

In the 2nd pic, the lid looks almost like a vft,at least to me

 

[Flip_Side_the_Pint]

very nice

 

[swords]

Very cool having it survive on your windowsill! You must be lucky with the environment! How long do your pitchers last? I see a withered one there, mine last almost a year in controlled climate.

 

[rajah]

Hi  

My plant says thanks to everybody  

The pitchers last around 5 or 6 months, the oldest could have lasted more, but I feed them with "bed-bugs" (the only insects available during winter) and they made the pitchers withered. Now I feed the pitchers with a solution of milk and distilled water (1:3) or sometimes with ants or wasps that are surely better insects as food  

.
I agree that in a controlled climate the pitchers would last more, my Nepenthes hamata is exposed to humidity fluctuations from 50% to 90%.

kind regards

rajah

 

[swords]

Awesome! I would gladly trade a few month of pitcher longevity to have it on a windowsill! Beautiful job!

 

[rlhirst]

Very nice Sir! My favorite attainable nep! I bet it starts to vine this season

Robin

 

[Cindy]

Hmm...windowsill growing.

rajah, could you describe your conditions? I'm tempted to try N.hamata.

 

[rajah]

Thanks again  

to Cindy:
Growing conditions
From November to May: Indoor on a windowsill on a South/East facing window, direct sunlight for around 1*-3 hours (*in December photoperiod is short, and I don't use artificial light); Temperatures from 10°C to 24°C (50F-75.2F), Humidity from 50% to 90%.
From May to November: outdoor under a shed East facing, direct sunlight for around 4 hours; Temperatures from 20°C to 32°C (68F-89.6F), Humidity from 50% to 95%.

I Mist it 2 times a day.

Kind Regards

rajah

 

[Kirkscoastalcarnivores]

very nice! I get to go to Italy next summer, I have a hamata around that size no pitchers yet though

 

[Cindy]

Thanks! Not sure if I can achieve the drop in temperature though...