Hi,
Frog fell into N.truncata Pasian variety pitcher
N.truncata pasian
Well that really depends on the species. I moved all of my nepenthes outdoors because they got way too large to keep in my windowsill but this N. truncata struggled to stay alive outdoors here as I have very tropical weather year round and the sun was too much for it given that this is the highland variety. So I just moved it indoors and is currently doing very well as you can see the biggest pitcher so far is reaching the 10in mark. Its in a southeast window and gets supplemental lighting from a lamp with a simple fluorescent bulb(dont remember the watts but the more the better), for water I use rain water I collect or reverse osmosis and I'll put it outside if its raining, as you probably know already CPS need pure water so its very important to provide that. Potting soil is a mix of sphagnum with perlite and orchid bark(dont really keep track of how much) the soil doesnt really matter it just depends on how you keep your nepenthes although some aeriation of the soil is always good and should be provided. I dont feed any of my cps but as you can see the plants catch their own prey. This truncata has really suprised me and has naturally caught a few lizards(all I freed except one as it was already dead) and this frog(also dead before i could get it out) and has really started growing relatively fast from all this fertilizer I imagine. Remember Nepenthes are tropical plants and they really appreciate some extra humidity and heat, but that differs if for example you get an "easier" species like N.sanguinea which would do relatively well with home humidity. Now the opposite is true with low landers and ultra highlanders. Low land species like most I own (N.distillatoria, N. Rafflesiana) require high temperatures and high humidity to thrive while ultra highlanders require more humid temperatures and a sort of cooling during night temps. One tip to help keeping plants cool is potting them in plain live sphagnum moss. I recommend trying your luck with species that have requirements similar to your climate as I do and you'll have the most success. Also remember Nepenthes in general really need alot of sun to thrive and pitcher properly. Without it they will eventually decline and die. I could go on and on about their care but I'll suggest joining the flytrapcareforums( the forum of the flytrapstore) they are really friendly and discuss anything cp related and have some really experienced hobbysts there. Best of luck!@Yulian That Nepenthes looks amazing! How do you grow it? Light, soil, water etc.
For some reason, out of all the CP's I have grown I struggle with Neps
I let my Mexican Pinguicula dry out completely during their winter phase. In fact, some species that form underground bulbs, such as P. medusina and P. macrophylla, demand the soil be devoid of moisture. I've noticed that there is a lot of over-exaggeration about how they are super sensitive to moisture while in their succulent phase, too. I have multiple fully succulent P. calderoniae in a pot with a few ones in summer-mode, and the pot sits in water. Have not lost one, and they have been sitting this way for months.
XD yea I pings arent my specialty. Also tuberous sundews can handle abit of a drought and actually need it in their yearly growth cycle if im not mistaken! I had a pot of D.dichotoma that dried up completely and the plants just withered away only to find them growing back from the roots when the pot was watered again it was really quite an experience. Note that any of the D.binata variations arent tuberous sundews tho.
