A piece of tropics in my french living-room...
 

Hi!

This has been quite an ugly day here in Northern France: downpours with a few elusive sunlights. But, fortunately, each glance at my big lowland terrarium refuels me almost immediately (for a couple of minutes at last... :rolleyes: )!
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François.

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Thats a great terrarium. Looking at that would cheer me up on any rainy day.

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Wow its just a never waste of time to look at something as gorgeus as that.

Ken

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François,

With snow even in Paris, it must nice to have a little bit of tropics in the living room. It is like a miniature Berlin Tropical Islands. Ever been there? I believe BTI is developed and operated by a Malaysian billionaire, Anand Krishna.

Well in just a few months you will be back at the tropical paradise of Sabah and Sarawak.

Choong

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Is that ampullaria red giant you have there (2nd picture)? Nicely grown. It looks like you've had that plant for at least a couple of years.

Your plants are very healthy.

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OMG!!! Lovely nepenthes.

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absolultely marvellous, a minature "tropical garden", one of the best grown i've seen.

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Great tropical wonderland there, I wish I can have the means to do one in my room too! :tongue:
But looking at the many interesting terrariums and greenhouses and sheds that you guys have come up with, I believe they show enough proof that the ultimate enemy of pitchering is low humidity. Of course, I'm aware of myself living in a tropical country that humidity is of not much concern but in the concrete jungle, coupled with a few lacking factors, is what I'm experiencing now :(.

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Hello,

Thanks for the praise everyone.
It's not always eaasy to grow those tropical plants in our temperate climate but it is very satisfying.
I can't wait to see those dear Nepenthes in the wild in a few weeks.

@Davis:
Yes, it is what you guys call "giant green red", a very vigorous grower.
@Robert:
Thanks so much for the kind words.


François.

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Sockhom,

Your photos are always great. Is it natural sunlight or artificial lighting shinning in?

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Wow...very nice plants.Thanx for sharing François.;)

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Very nicely grown neps, François. :1thumbup:

Wish your coming trip to Borneo will be an enjoyable and safe trip. Bon voyage !!

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I must say, thats certainly superb! The neps look superb! Love your amps!

Now, if only you could hide the pots and equipment with some soil or LFS, it would look like a forest of nepenthes growing naturally!!!! Oh well, again I say the impossible.

Superb! I like it!

Cheers