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Its surviving not dying. I have a new leave opening which is very funny. One side is reddish while the other side is green. Maybe its sunburn but only a little. Only the side of the leaves not the center. I have to expose it to full sun ( shady parts are under the awnings and behind the bamboo made something like a curtain outside and under my trees but I'll get scolded if I put there). So far still alive with new leaves growing and forming. I don't put ice cubes on the nep. I put it around the pot.(my pot is 6-8 times bigger than the rajah.)

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Hi Aaron

Glad to hear that.

Ken

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Thanks Kent. BTW I need to get 1st in my class to get campanulata. I hope I get 1st.

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Hello everyone,

I have read in many places that misting plants in direct sun can cause burn spots on the leafs. This link is one of many that makes such a statement. If you search the web you can find many other resources that state the same thing about misting your plants in direct sunlight, I would not be saying something or giving advice if I did not believe it myself. I have myself proven this with one of my plants, and to the degree that I tried it it proved to be true.
It gets pretty hot here in the afternoon with the intense sun. Humidity goes down quite a bit too. I just let my plants deal with this as it is only for a few hours in the middle of the day. I don't worry about this too much, but if I were to try something I would try out a misting fan. These are just common fans blowing air at your plants but with water being passed through the back of the fan and through the spinning blades. The result is a very fine mist that accompanies the air being blown by the fan. These are used in many greenhouses as well as many other places were a little refreshing air is needed to quench the heat and bring up humidity. I think that the water droplets provided by the mist are so small that they evaporate quite fast and not a lot of harm could be done by direct sun. Also, the breeze provided by the fan helps the droplets evaporate even faster. You can make a misting fan yourself using a common floor fan, some aquarium tubing attached to the back of the fan, and a small punp with a water reservoir. Make sure the reservoir is sheltered from direct sun so the water dosent heat up. As I said, I have not tried this myself, but I have had the idea in my head for a while.
Later!

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Yo, ken......

two days ago, on sunday, I went to subang parade and met fauzi. He was really friendly and i asked him some questions. He says that spraying neps in the afternoon during midday sun is not encouraged as it will cause sunburn to neps. Just like panapep said, water acts a bit like a magnifying glass, thus causing sunburn more easily. Plus he said it is more better to spray neps during early morning or late afternoon where the stomata of the plant will be open. It kinda mimics the neps environment where afternoon is hot and evening it rains.:1thumbup:

Cheers

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My rajah's leaves are becoming orange green from too much sunlight but still producing pitchers and new leaves.

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My place temperature reached 39 Celsius and 49 humidity today for an hour or less. I'm afraid it will kill my darlingtonia. The rajah only gets very hot for a few minutes before getting shade from the house next to my house.

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By the way Aaron, fauzi asked you to try not to expose Mr.Rajah to too much sunlight. He also emphasized on the watering of the plant.

Still haven't given a name?:biggrin:

Cheers

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Just call him rajah. No where to put it already. Only for an hour of intense sunlight before getting shade. Its quite hardy. A new leaf has been produced with orange-ish sides. The growth point is longer which means another leaf is about to form.

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Don't test the limits of rajah, Aaron......but anyways, up to you. Good luck in growing!!:1thumbup:

Cheers