We were rejects from the latest BE order in July
 

N. campanulata
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...nulata_tip.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...ulata_tip1.jpg

...but we actually have got good potential. :smile:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...ulata_tip2.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...ulata_tip3.jpg

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Some background...these N. campanulata plants were the "leftovers" because the growth tips have turned black. I potted them straight into burnt earth and in 2.5 months, they each produced three new leaves.

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Cindy, 2.5 months for three new leaves is impressive. I think you've found the perfect media for campanulata in your growing conditions. Maybe I should repot my campanulata to burnt earth too. :1thumbup:

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Yep, if ever a couple pictures were worth a few thousand words - these are them!

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any idea where to get burnt earth in area kl?

my campanulater seems not really happy with LFM:crying:

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I grow my campanulata in 100% LFS. And it's doing well and pitchering.:laugh:

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Nice !! Now have to get me a campanulata :laugh:

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Hi Cindy

Now its really tempting me to try on more difficult and more beautiful plants.3 leaves in 2 and a half months is rather a lot my plants approximately makes only about 1 leaf per month for a reject its pretty fast growing.Like u said they have good potential.

I have the same qeustions as Akirasama where to get burnt earth in KL???Or any other media whcih is good for neps i now only use 100% LFS....."cheap LFS"..maybe peat would be nice to

Ken

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Here in northern Malaysia, burnt earth or sometime lable as "burnt soil" (not the black color type) can be easily found in local nursery, also used for bonzai. ~rm2.00 to rm2.50 per bag.

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Is it the red color soil that contain the some red color stone inside?

One thing I want to confirm is, is it burnt earth or burnt soil called 火烧泥 in chinese？ Thank you:tongue:

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Akirasama,
Yes, the chinese called it 火烧泥, over here they collected the burnt soil from brick furnace. It's the leftover...

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Ah.......can anyone send me them ahahahahahaha just jking i'll try to get one from local nurseries.I don't know how to read chinese words and i don't know how to speak mandarin all i know is BM,English and Cantonease.A mix of LFS and burnt soil might be good hahah LFS for the topping....

Ken

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Thank you so much cpnut!!! Cant wait to get the burnt soil for my little campa bedding:tongue:

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:smile: kirasama...
Ya... burnt earth or burnt soil is called 火烧泥 in chinese..mostly people use this soil to plant desert rose.....

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Oh you mean adenium obesums?????I have 1 of that i almost murdered it 3 times once because my towel fell on it crushed all its leaves and the other 2 times was because of some black tiny bugs.So far it has "died" and came back to life several times.It onced flowered for me.

Ken

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I am using s/moss and perlite.....hope it is doing ok:smile:

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PNorchids, it should be fine as long as you allow for some drying out inbetween watering. Most people would cringe if they see how dry I allow the LFS on the top to become. So allow me to quote what Robert posted on the S'pore forum. ;)

"The top exposed media layer looked dry but try to investigate the inner part and it feels moist...

If the top layer look dry spray a small amount of water to it to comfort yourself. :laugh:"

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i always do that:laugh:

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Wish I had seen your burnt red earth thread when my other campanulata shows signs of rotting.

Now I'm growing the only one left with natural mountain red earth it's doing well.

You have grown the "rejects" into Swans now! I'm sure it would be hard for you to part with them now.

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Yes, Isaac. I have got requests for them already. :laugh:

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I grow my campa in life sphagnum moss, it produced pitchers but small. I didn't know it require drier condition to thrive. I watered twice every day! (my campa must be angry for me doing that :crying:) After seeing this thread, I quickly move it to a drier spot where it won't get any rain but only morning sun (bright for the rest of the day), and I cut down the watering now. I think I should transplant it to burnt earth to get big pitchers.
Cindy, is it OK to let it receive some direct morning sunlight?

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I use LFS for my campa. It gets direct sunlight from about 1p.m. to 5p.m.. And it's growing well.
Here my little campa.^_^
https://forum.petpitcher.net/picture....&pictureid=188

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Maybe some of you missed the following...That pitcher was formed with the plant growing in LFS and perlite.
https://forum.petpitcher.net/showthre...?t=1020&page=3

TS, N. campanulata loves light. :wub:

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Hmmm anyone has a adult plant or has cuttings for it?? Is it rare to find in cultivation or average?Since it loves heat and light it should be easy to care for

Ken

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Ken, the species is very compact and doesn't vine. So taking a cutting is not easy although I have actually done it before and succeeded in rooting it. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone 'cos for the 2 months, I found myself checking on the cutting every chance I had. I was paranoid because it was my only medium sized campanulata at that time and it was very hard to come by.

Why I took a cutting? Because I thought it was suffering from root rot. It wasn't. When I cut the stem, I nearly cried seeing a very healthy core. The lower part of the stem didn't send out any new shoots and subsequently died.

N. campanulata sends out offshoots/runners occasionally so these are a better source of new plants.

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Cindy, since you also grow campa in mineral rich burnt earth, do you still fertilize the plant or add osmocote into the media?

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Nope, no extra stuff given to the plants in burnt earth. :smile: