It’s confusing to say tropical plants make great indoor plants. People’s homes aren’t tropical. Aren’t the tropics very humid? More like these plants CAN be acclimated to indoors. I tried growing my nepenthes indoors as they suggested. No pitchers. I threw them into a controlled humidity environment with LED light, now I have pitchers.
Some species definitely need it, especially the ones with highly developed peristomes. As a general rule hybrids are easier than species, I have had a spathulata by gymnamphora for 8 years it’s been pitchering even in low humidity. As another general rule once the plants get to a certain size they’ll adapt and pitcher in low humidity
@@gothivore277 Thank you. That’s so much more helpful and less confusing than pretty much every RUclips video I’ve seen. I have my nepenthes in a controlled environment where it’s always 75° F and 75% humidity. I’m happy to see they’re finally growing and pitchering, but the pitchers are small on medium sized plants. Are they still acclimating?
Typically most pitcher plants will also adapt to their surroundings within a year, so if your indoor humidity is low, you may notice less pitchers in the beginning but they will adapt to stable conditions.
I got my first Nepenthes about a year ago from today, it was a Rebecca Soper. Soon after, I got a briggsiana and Gaya from a local hardware store. Now I'm hooked lmao, I live in an apartment so I can't really grow flytraps. But my nepenthes collection getting bigger. I recently got a Mollis x Veitchii, Dubia x Deaniana, Ampullaria x Aristolochioides, Rajah x Mira, Burbidgeae x Petiolata, albomarginata, and a Lowii. I just today ordered an Aristolochioides x Inermis and Ventricosa. Beautiful plants!
I keep mine in my Ikea greenhouse cabinet. Grow lights from the hydroponics store work the best. I have 1 cool white 20W vegetative grow light not meant for flowering that keeps my miniature African Violets covered in flowers and I intend to replace all my grow lights with these.
Why can't you grow Venus fly traps in your apartment? I grow mine inside and its triving. If you're concerned about feeding it, then simply buy live bait. I buy maggots, since they're the perfect size. I usually look for less active ones, to ensure they won't escape the trap.
Sarracenia have a relationship with certain species of exyra moths in their native environment. But these do not effect Nepenthes. Check out this great article about the moths; www.indefenseofplants.com/blog/2021/6/21/pitcher-plant-moths-and-their-pitcher-plant-homes
It depends a lot on the weather. In summer maybe every other day and in cooler months more like twice a week. We don’t want the planting media to dry out
Impressive pitchers for such a little dude. ❤
What would happen if normal tap water was used to water them?
Over time minerals and salts would build up in the pots and they would slowly start to die back and look worse and worse until they crashed
I just got my first baby one and omg I love it. Can’t wait for it to be huge like that
It’s confusing to say tropical plants make great indoor plants. People’s homes aren’t tropical. Aren’t the tropics very humid? More like these plants CAN be acclimated to indoors.
I tried growing my nepenthes indoors as they suggested.
No pitchers. I threw them into a controlled humidity environment with LED light, now I have pitchers.
Some species definitely need it, especially the ones with highly developed peristomes. As a general rule hybrids are easier than species, I have had a spathulata by gymnamphora for 8 years it’s been pitchering even in low humidity. As another general rule once the plants get to a certain size they’ll adapt and pitcher in low humidity
@@gothivore277 Thank you. That’s so much more helpful and less confusing than pretty much every RUclips video I’ve seen. I have my nepenthes in a controlled environment where it’s always 75° F and 75% humidity. I’m happy to see they’re finally growing and pitchering, but the pitchers are small on medium sized plants. Are they still acclimating?
Tropics are mega humid and these plants come from the jungle which is even more humid than that
Typically most pitcher plants will also adapt to their surroundings within a year, so if your indoor humidity is low, you may notice less pitchers in the beginning but they will adapt to stable conditions.
I got my first Nepenthes about a year ago from today, it was a Rebecca Soper.
Soon after, I got a briggsiana and Gaya from a local hardware store.
Now I'm hooked lmao, I live in an apartment so I can't really grow flytraps. But my nepenthes collection getting bigger. I recently got a Mollis x Veitchii, Dubia x Deaniana, Ampullaria x Aristolochioides, Rajah x Mira, Burbidgeae x Petiolata, albomarginata, and a Lowii. I just today ordered an Aristolochioides x Inermis and Ventricosa. Beautiful plants!
I keep mine in my Ikea greenhouse cabinet. Grow lights from the hydroponics store work the best. I have 1 cool white 20W vegetative grow light not meant for flowering that keeps my miniature African Violets covered in flowers and I intend to replace all my grow lights with these.
Why can't you grow Venus fly traps in your apartment? I grow mine inside and its triving. If you're concerned about feeding it, then simply buy live bait. I buy maggots, since they're the perfect size. I usually look for less active ones, to ensure they won't escape the trap.
thnks for information ❤
All of the ones I got are Spatula hybrids 😂😂
I've always been wanting something like that.
Best carnivorous plants and content! ✨🪴
That is beautiful!
Which sub-species of pitcher is that you holding?
This is Nepenthes robcantleyi x hamata
Are these affected by exyra moths too?
Sarracenia have a relationship with certain species of exyra moths in their native environment. But these do not effect Nepenthes. Check out this great article about the moths;
www.indefenseofplants.com/blog/2021/6/21/pitcher-plant-moths-and-their-pitcher-plant-homes
How often do you water ?
It depends a lot on the weather. In summer maybe every other day and in cooler months more like twice a week. We don’t want the planting media to dry out
Do they eat wasps?
Nepenthes can eat wasps but I see Sarracenia reliably luring them in way more often!
What cross is that
Nepenthes robcantleyi x hamata
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