Some new neps came today
 

Huzzah! Here's hoping I don't kill them and that they keep pitchering for me.

Nepenthes ventricosa, red variety. Not very red yet, in fact the only pitcher on it is dying off. Bah! Oh well, it was cheap, and it should recover fine, ventricosa is supposed to be an easy grower.
http://www.sparkcostumes.com/gallery...s/P1030315.jpg

Not quite so easy, here's a nepenthes ampullaria.
http://www.sparkcostumes.com/gallery...s/P1030314.jpg

And next to that you can see my very favorite, the bicalcarata! I figure I have about a 10% chance of it thriving, a 10% chance of it dying outright, and the other 80% is that it'll live but won't be really happy. :unsure: I don't have ideal lowlander conditions, but I wanted to try anyhow. Wish me luck! At least it's very healthy and happy to start with.
http://www.sparkcostumes.com/gallery...s/P1030313.jpg

Re: Some new neps came today
 

Nice and healthy plants Spark.Hope they recovers and grow well for you.;)

Re: Some new neps came today
 

Nice, before you know it you'll have ten times as many.

Re: Some new neps came today
 

So,those are shipped with the Sarras to your house?

Re: Some new neps came today
 

Well, I ordered from two different companies, one order was two neps, the other one a nep, some sars, and some fly traps. :) So they came in two different boxes.

Re: Some new neps came today
 

Took another photo of the bical, just because. *biggrin2*

http://www.sparkcostumes.com/gallery...s/P1030320.jpg

Re: Some new neps came today
 

Make sure to keep those Lowlanders(Bicalcarata & Ampullaria) warm and humid. Otherwise they will be very unhappy.

Re: Some new neps came today
 

*nods* I've read up on them. Warm shouldn't be a problem, I keep things warm for the snakes anyhow. Humid is a little more difficult, but I'm at least misting them frequently.

Re: Some new neps came today
 

They look great! Keep up the good work. The bicalcarata is my favourite too! Your's seem to have more elongated pitchers than mine :)

Cheers

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Your Ventricosa doesn't look like a ventricosa... at least to me it doesn't. The leaves are a bit broader than what i think a ventricosa should leaf should look like.

TTFN
Arvin