David: My new "Pet"
 

David
« Thread Started on Apr 8, 2008, 9:28am »

Here's my new Heliamphora that I got from Fauzi. Clone from BE...

This is H. heterodoxa x minor

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ra/heliam3.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ra/heliam1.jpg


bactrus
« Reply #1 on Apr 8, 2008, 10:18am »

Congratulations. New baby!


tarence
« Reply #2 on Apr 9, 2008, 12:37pm »

very pretty David....is this the lowland variety ? i`m very tempted to get one as well.


plantlover
« Reply #3 on Apr 9, 2008, 4:01pm »

Wow! A Heliamphora!!!! http://s4.images.proboards.com/shocked.gif Very cute. http://s4.images.proboards.com/cheesy.gif


strath76
« Reply #4 on Apr 9, 2008, 4:49pm »

That's a good looking plant you have there David. Hope it aclimatizes for you.


David
« Reply #5 on Apr 9, 2008, 7:16pm »

Hi Strath76,

Thanks. I hope it acclimatise for me too. The clone I got from you isn't doing that well. I think because the conditions were too hot. I've recently shifted it outside. Hope it rejuvenates.


strath76
« Reply #6 on Apr 10, 2008, 4:21am »

I recently took mine out of the container I had them in that was near 100%. They looked to be going very badly and I was almost ready to give up on them whenI noticed a new shot from amongst the carnage. I think they can be tough little things if you persist.

I recently attended a CP society meeting and one of the other growers there bought in his Heliamphora to show that he got at the same time. over the 2 hours that we were there you could visibly see the traps wilting due to the change in humidity.


aliamyz
« Reply #7 on May 21, 2008, 11:12pm »

How beautiful but Fauzi is not selling them in his website.


alienfx
« Reply #8 on May 23, 2008, 1:20pm »

Nice looking plant there...How come i didnt notice it when i was at his stall at subang.


David
« Reply #9 on May 23, 2008, 2:26pm »

He only brought in 5 plants to test the plants and see if they can grow in our climate. I ordered one from him. I don't know if he has sold to anyone else but he told me the rest died.

This plant needs cooler conditions especially at night and very high humidity. At the same time it needs very bright light.

Perhaps if you guys are really interested, you can ask him to bring in again in his coming order with BE, but you'll need to call him and ask. I do not know if he still wants to bring them in.

So far my Heliam is still alive but growth is very slow. But I give it about 80% humidity during the day and about 95% humidity at night. Sometimes at night humidity can be 99% to 100%. I also place the pot in a tray of water so that the roots are kept cool throughout the day.

It is difficult for Fauzi to control the temperature, humidity and sunlight in an open nursery. I think his plants died because of the fluctuatin of humidity throughout the day. Since his nursery is open, humidity can be quite low when the wind blows etc.

Mine only survive (I say "survive" and not thrive) because it is in a controlled environement in a terrarium. I think mine needs more light. However, if I increase light, I will also indirectly increase heat (don have a cooling system). Sometimes when it is very hot at night, I'll place ice cubes around the plant and in the terrarium to keep temperatures down. I realsied this helps. Even in my terrarium, the plant traps will curl a little when it gets too hot. After a little ice and tender loving care, the traps expand back.

Hope this helps you guys consider what to prepare for if you want to get one. « Last Edit:


alienfx
« Reply #10 on May 24, 2008, 9:57am »

Opsss i guess this plant is not for a newbie like me then since its quite tricky to keep.It does look uniq and beautiful.


plantlover
« Reply #11 on May 24, 2008, 10:02am »

Me too. This plant is beautiful but not suitable for me.


aliamyz
« Reply #12 on May 24, 2008, 1:00pm »

Not interested but still, it looks very attractive.....! http://s4.images.proboards.com/smiley.gif


cindy
« Reply #13 on Jun 4, 2008, 4:07pm »

David, try to keep the roots a little drier if the temperature is high. Heliamphora is prone to root rot when it is hot and their roots are in soggy media. The plants enjoy good ventilation, good drainage and cool temperatures, particularly at night. http://s4.images.proboards.com/smiley.gif


David
« Reply #14 on Jun 4, 2008, 4:54pm »

Thanks Cindy.


applebee8
« Reply #15 on Jun 5, 2008, 11:44pm »

Congratulations on your new acquisition! It is truly a nice plant and a difficult plant to grow, especially if you have to put ice in the terraruim to cool the temp. Keep us posted!

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

Hello David,
just wanna ask here.. hows ur heli going? hope its in the pink of health! :)

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

Not so good. I've been ignoring my CPs for a while now diverting my attention on setting up this new forum and transfering date over from the old forum to the new one.

The media dried up a couple of times so some of the leaves are brown now.

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

here`s my very tiny pet, which was a gift from a fren. it`s finally got pitchers which open up....howz yours doing david ?

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/f...8/DSCN9221.jpg

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

Hi,

Just asking anyone who has a heliamphora where did u get it and is it expensive??????Oh yah david just a little suggestion don't really have do it but why not make a monthly competition for pitcher and plants of the month????Or do you already have it????

Ken

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

Ken, it`s expensive and hard to care for.

Monthly contest ? heheh. Too much trouble & time consuming to organise. We do the yearly anniversary contest & even that takes a lot of our time organising , getting sponsored prizes etc etc

Remember we don`t charge membership here & we don`t have $$$ to play around with.

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

If your able to order from Wistuba(wistuba.com), they have Heliamphora species and hybrids for sale for a slightly lower price than other nurseries. The only thing is that since they are based in Germany, you might have to deal with CITES paperwork.

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

Just posting some updates on my heliam. Alas it has given me a bigger pitcher that looks more like a Heliam pitcher... :) The new developing pitcher is at the center of the picture in lighter green colour. It is still developing at the moment. You can see the other smaller leaves/pitchers that it has produce at the side:

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Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

Hi, David, just dropping by. How is your heliamphora? I hope it is healhy......:smile:

Cheers

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

It's doing fine edward. Thanks for asking. Below is a picture I just took, but as you can see, there's not much difference compared to the earlier picture. Growth is very slow but lately the leaves are developing faster thanks to the cooler temperatures because of the rains.

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Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

It's doing fine edward. Thanks for asking. Below is a picture I just took, but as you can see, there's not much difference compared to the last picture I post in this thread. But it has given me alot of small pitchers compred to the first few pictures of the plant when I first got it.

Growth is very slow but lately the leaves are developing faster thanks to the cooler temperatures because of the rains.

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Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

Ooohhh, looks like it has more pitchers than the earlier ones........well, congrats, David. Your heliamphora is very healthy looking......:1thumbup:

Cheers

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

I want one. Your heliamphora is very nice. Congrats in keeping it alive.

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

Thanks... :)

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

How's your Heli?I think mine died.Erm,where do you keep it?Is the one in the background also a Heli?

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

Marvin,

Mine died as well... not because of anything but my carelessness. I poured some diluted orchid fertiliser into it's pitchers and the plant start to dry up and die over an excruciating period of about 1-2 months.

Thought that would help in it's growth since it cannot catch insects in my closed terrarium. But I think some of the fertiliser flowed into the media and that burned the roots.

The plant at the background is the same plant. It's a mirror reflection. I built the terrarium with the mirror so that light can be reflected back on the plant maximising the light intensity on the plant.

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

Sorry hear both of you have lost your heli. With fertilizer use a 1 in 10 dilution. Mike (ACPS member) uses a 10% solution of Manutec fertilizer on his swamp pitchers and keep winning the monthly competition with them.

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

Thanks for the advise Khoas. Will try that out with my next heli if I get another one in the near future. Will google Manutec fetilizer to find out more.

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

Hi,
David love your "pet" ! You grow it out side ? with no aircondition ? it can survire ? Sorry I think that too much question !

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

Khoas, out of topic. You means Mike pour not organice fertilizer to his CP's pitcher? I thought pitcher will dry? :spinning:

So far, I just spray fertilizer to my CP and not dare to pour it to pitcher. Im using fertilizer that I mixed my self. :shy:

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

He squirts a little into each pitcher. The conceration is so low it won't even burn sphagnum moss.

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

I think mine died of......root rot.The water can't escape so...

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

Sorry hear that, Heli don't like wet feet for long periods.

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

yeah.

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

"magnifique " your heliam :1thumbup:

what substrat ? blond peat or sphagnum ?

for mine (in terra) I do not use fertilizer just some insect , it is very good for them

jeff

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

Jeff,Means magnificant right?Can you post a pic of your heliamphora please??What is it???

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

" magnifique" is in french

I have 24 taxons , and a lot of seedling .

see here

http://fern72.free.fr/siteweb/giemor3.html

in french desolate , you can see some of mine and some one 'in situ'

jeff

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

awesome pictures there.have not seen these b4. i'm a amateur. need id for some of the orchids plant i have. wondering if anyone here can help.:confused:
http://nowmatters.blogspot.com/2009/...-tq-tq-tq.html

http://http://nowmatters.blogspot.co...-tq-tq-tq.html

Many thanks!

http://nowmatters.blogspot.com

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

Orchids in the 'non carnivorous plants section'.Not here.

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

Right, and please don't post the same thing at other threads.

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

Wow Jeff, that site is fantastic...makes me really wish I could read French...might be time to re-try google's web-page translation service again - hope it's improved! Is that your website or whose? Thanks for posting that. Oh oh...I think I'm getting a helia-itch! :tongue:

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

That his alright!

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

it is my website .

allways in work ,every year I add others thing ( often in winter here to LE MANS ) in all the genus

pinguicula-heliamphora-dorstenia-ant plants :1thumbup:

to day I add a google module to translate in several language

jeff

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

Jeff,do you sell their seeds?

Re: David: My new "Pet"
 

I make no seed .

but soon perhaps some seedling coming directly to some tepuy , actually there are in growing in blond peat exclusively ( like "in situ").

jeff