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hi to all, after seeing many awesome nep picture since joining, I saw a lot of other form of plant that grow on the nep pot as well, many says that most of it are not good for the nep, but it happens to be a good complement to the nep as an extra deco like live sphagnum moss, I would like to know more about plants that members have been growing on nep pot, do not hesitate to tell the type of plants that complement your nep:smile:

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I have several Utrics and Dros that become weeds and invade the Nepenthes pots; they don't really compete with the Nepenthes, so I don't really mind. Mosses also seem to appear spontaneously as do several ferns, but depending on what ferns they are, I'll pull out those that can get very big and out grow the Nepenthes. I used to grow some Lycopodiums with Nepenthes as many seem to grow with them in the wild, but haven't had the chance to do that again recently. - Rich

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I use local moss associated with neps as decoration. In the wild neps are found to grow on moss pads so no they are not harmful and yes, as you say, they complement each other.

Ferns tend to make their home on neps pots which i trim off when overgrown. Their roots open up the media which encourage aeration and drainage which is useful for neps.

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Though ferns aren't really that bad but i dun really like them....I trim most of them when they reach a certain size...Also i was repotting the other day and i was trying to remove a bit of the old media but cos of many fern roots the media is a bit hard and tough

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any idea what species of moss or fern? thanks:smile:

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I think the best plant "decorators" are succulents. They are kinda like cacti, so right now they are flowering =) There are tons of different kinds of them, they are easy to grow, and you can find them at lowes, home depot, etc. and they will be by the poor little boxed CP's. I have this really really spikey one, and it resonded well when i moved it in with my plants. I think i will divide it and plant one of the babies in a nep. pot.

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the flowers look like pink flamingo heads =p

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I have this furry spiked cactus and it has been with me for about 3 years now....It came even earlier than i started CPs and now it multiplied and cover the whole sursace of the pot...Its VIGOROUS!

Growing side by side with my cps..

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Erm we don't have llowes or death cubes in Malaysia

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I think utricularias are good to grow them in one pot with a nepenthes. I've tried this with U. alpina together with N. khasiana and N. truncata and U. sandersonii. It worked good so far. I've got the hope that the utris will catch thrips which I've got here sometimes. Here is a foto of the little truncata with the sandersonii (unfortunately not flowering):

http://www.3ddart.com/neps/trunc_utri.jpg

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And apparently nothing smart to say either. Cacti and succulents are native to dry arid climates like deserts, but right now it is the rain season for them, and they are in full flower. So move any cacti from your living room and put it with your CP collection. My pot of succulents have been with my plants for about 1 month. They are flowering. Make sure and move them back when summer hits.

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interesting, at least now i got an idea of what to grow on those empty surface of my nep pot:smile:

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well i dont know if u can grow this in the same pot, but a spider plant really looks good in a seperate pot by your nepenthes. they produce runners in the air, which have little baby spider plants all over them, complemented by little white flowers that remind me of fly trap flowers. My grandma had one, and i just snapped a little baby off and stuck him in my jacket till i got home. year later, this thing is bigger than grandmas, and has taken a liking to my nepenthes grow room. I find that every plant i put in that room likes it better than the kitchen window...kinda funny. Except for the orchid thats in there right now, its slowly dying lololol

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For my case, I grow the below with my sarracenia, VFT. I think it suppose will doing well with nepenthes. Not really sure, since I havent try that.

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r u sure those are VFT? the flower stalk is spindly and holds only one flower

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That green plant (with attena ;)) that grow at bottom of sarracenia is not VFT. It is famous aquatic plant. And it growing nicely at my sarracenia and VFT pots.

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the leaves remind me of a certain butterwort, but i cant pin it.

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hi kc, what sort of aquatic plant is it?

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It is common Eriocaulon sp. that can find at local river side.:smile:

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These plants and some fern grow together with my neps.I guess the wind brought the spores.

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...x/DSC00280.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...x/DSC00278.jpg

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Oh I hate weeds

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gives it character

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I got this appeared out of no where... I think it looks nice :laugh:

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/9246/moss.jpg

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almost looks like club moss

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Hate to say this but i think those are just plain ol weeds. Have lots of them growing in my driveway.

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Wow... now that looks like an exotic fern... cool man... can i have some..?

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Sorry but I don't have many to spare as it just occur in one pot. I'll try to grow more of it... :smile:

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Hahaha.... no worries. Ferns seem to be able to 'pop' out of nowhere. Any idea how they propagate..?

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No idea bro... but I think cuttings should work for moss. Will test it soon... *biggrin2*

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alienfx, those 2 weeds in your pots are my worst enemy. They root very well and have very big root systems which may result in competition with your neps. I suggest hand plucking them out.

Nepnut, that is a clubmoss/peacock fern (Selaginella sp). Its a rock growing relative of ferns. Can see it commonly if you go hiking, near shady places. The leaves of some species turn metallic blue if kept in deep shade. Easy to propagate and grow by cuttings. Use well drained soil.

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Thanks for the ID paphioboy, I also have the metallic blue form but I ended up plucking them away since they're so vigorous with big roots and eventually cover everything up... So far the green form are more delicate and slower growing with small statue/form.

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they will grow very well in pots of neps, and like the medium well drained with no standing water.

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OKay now I hate those ferns on my vfts pot...I was taking them out of their pt for fridge dormancy and the fern's root is so strong that I used scissors to cut them off

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yea, they grow out of sidewalks here where i live. very strong weeds they r lol