my princess
 

I called northiana "princess" cos we have the N rajah in North Borneo (Sabah ), Sarawak being in the south with this beautiful lowlander and the rightful contender to match many beautiful highlander and the size can be unmatch by many...so rightly entitled "princess"..well just my thought :D
I grow northiana in granulated clay and burnt clay in the beginning, later i tried and switched to 20% cocopeat and 80% perlite and also 20% cut up long sphagnum moss and 80% perlite. All work perfectly. Note northiana don't like to be wet, their foliages are rigid and more succulent than many lowlanders thus there is no need to water everday.

currently it has 3 pitchers and 2 are about 4 inches in length. This pot was grown on sphagnum moss and perlite.

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z.../DSCN6906a.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z.../DSCN6911a.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z.../DSCN6907a.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...u/DSCN6914.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z.../DSCN6904a.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...u/DSCN6912.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z.../DSCN6908a.jpg

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Re: my princess
 

Bro... you're breaking my heart lah... hahaha.. just joking. What a great specimen !! :wub:

If this is the "princess" who will be the "queen" ??

Re: my princess
 

Hi Robert,
So so so beautiful, I only want one and thank for share the poting media.

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That is nice nep... :wub:

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Queen Elizabeth I !!!!

Re: my princess
 

Nice.. :) Mine has some growing up to do before it gets to the size of your plant.. I think northiana really isn't that difficult to grow. takes some time to establish, but if given free draining media and bright sun, it grows very well.

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I'm going to get one!

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Your are killing me, Robert. This is the first time I ever seen such a size of N. northiana pitcher in cultivation.@@
What is your trick beside the growing media? I should try it with your media mix to see if I can get that pitcher size. Thanks for sharing. :sweating:

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:laugh:*biggrin2* TS,no other trick, it was natural tropical lowland conds and the media are very well drain. Do post when you have succeeded.

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Does the pitcher grow any bigger in the wild than in cultivation?Never seen them on petpitcher yet XD

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maybe you missed the post, i will upload the pics again.

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Ooh thanks!*biggrin2*

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here are the pics,most welcome:smile:

northiana - size comparison and measurement

upper pitcher
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...u/image165.jpg

lower pitcher
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...u/DSC_4734.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...u/DSC_4740.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...u/DSC_4735.jpg

Re: my princess
 

That is huge and so beautiful

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Yes they are... but they're slow growing and fussy about growing condition... :sweating: but it's worth it. :wub:

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Wow the upper is VERY NICE!

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One wuestion here..Just got my Northiana..Couldn't go up the internet so I looked at the "Savage Garden" book and it says they like alkaline and no sphag moss or peat or they be stunted! I used moss and peat!(So I rushed to Ikano to buy vermiculite .The book recommed it but couldn't find any)Since you use it it won't be a problem right....

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I use a mixture of limestone pebbles, broken charcoal, broken bricks/pot shards, fern root and some sphagnum when I first got mine and it was places in a 5-inch pot (leafspan fitted within the pot). Placed in 50% shade and gradually introduced to more sun, now it is vigorously outgrowing the pot.

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A truly spectacular plant indeed! One of my all time favorite lowland species, which hasn't grown well for me, maybe I'll try again next year. - Rich

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yeah..limestone are alkaline..but where to get it?

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Aquarium shops (selling tropical fish).. Small packet should be around RM1-2.50, depends..

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What colour and about what size?Thanks..

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Should be white. For neps I think you can try the finer one (2-4mm) or the larger pebbles (1-2cm).