N fusca VS N boschiana
 

Hi everyone

Well the thread is definitly not as "interesting" as the thread says it is but anyways I've been somehow just looking a lot at this 2 different nep lately.....Both are in a way "Quite" simillar and just wanted to know a couple of things about them. What i want to know is well which is generally easier to grow in lowland conditions since both are intermediates and which is more sensitive:biggrin: I might or maybe want to get either one of them....Also which produces bigger pitcher and which are fater growing and which is cheaper.If you can please post pictures of these 2 neps....And in your own opinion which do u think looks better and are eaier (what i stated above) etc etc etc...

Thanks to anyone who posted pics:1thumbup:

Ken

Re: N fusca VS N boschiana
 

Ken,

You have been to Fauzi's nursery. I am sure you have seen his boschianas. They are pitchering to a reasonably size and are flowering too. In other words they are hardened to the KL environment. And Fauzi is also probably your only source of boschiana. So get boschiana.

Forget about fusca. They are imported from BE as small plants and will take time to acclimatise. But if you have to get fusca, get the Sarawak variety, they are better looking and grow faster and pitcher more - for me anyway - than the Sabah variety.

Choong

Re: N fusca VS N boschiana
 

Hi Choong

Yeah i've seen it.....They grew very well for him there (everything does well for him) Okays advice taken if i wanna get it...Thanks.

I've heard that some people from another forum said that the sarawak variety even looks like a maxima or something but probally just some words thanks again.

Ken

Re: N fusca VS N boschiana
 

But it's very expensive boschianas.

Re: N fusca VS N boschiana
 

I'm quite surprise at how good N. boschiana grew in LL condition without night cooling. So far, I'm also getting a pretty good pitcher : leaf ratio, I think N. boschiana is very adaptable to various growing condition.

Can't comment on N. fusca since I don't have one, yet... :laugh:

Re: N fusca VS N boschiana
 

Hi Ali

Yeah when i went to Fauzi's website its pricy though.......Well i guess thats what saving money is for :p........

Hi cpnut

So i see you have a boschiana....How about the lighting??

Ken

Re: N fusca VS N boschiana
 

hi Ken,

Just to share some experience on both species with you.

My N.fuscs(sarawak variety) & N.boschiana is doing ok within 25+/-dc with high humidity but growing slower compared with N.nothiana. Which average produce 3-4 new leaf each month.

Hope its useful to you.

Re: N fusca VS N boschiana
 

The other time when I was choosing some highland plants from Fauzi, he advised me to get the largest ones. The logic being highlanders tend to be slow/very slow grower.

So get the largest plant instead of plants with the largest or most pitchers!!!

Choong

Re: N fusca VS N boschiana
 

my experience is th 3 years here are no problems growing boschiana at lowland. i have a plant from about 3-4 years ago and it is still alive though stressed out at my in-law's place, from too much sun. leaves getting smaller and a couple of flower stalks (it's a female plant). since i took it back, the leaves are getting much larger and i pollinate it with some rafflesiana x veitchii pollen. wonder what comes out of it??

another boschiana i got recently, also grows well with good size pitchers.

however, i find fusca difficult in lowland conditions. i got a couple of small plants from BE and the leaves keep getting smaller. another plant from sabah also not doing to well. however, i have a plant from years ago, think it is fusca. when they are sold in most nurseries, which is growing well. maybe a sarawakian?? so, in a nutshell, boschianas are great but fuscas are temperamental.

Re: N fusca VS N boschiana
 

sorry, typo.

my experience is that are no problems growing boschiana at lowland.

Re: N fusca VS N boschiana
 

Hi Choong

Well to me no matter what conditions we give as in if we give highlanders highland conditons and same goes to lowland with lowland conditions highland neps in my case tends to grow considerably quite slowly thats if i compare it with my lowland neps.Anyways who wouldn't want a bigger plant....My dad always ask me to get smaller neps so that can slowly grow them till they're big (more satisfaction hehe) I only saw one boschiana at the nursery that day but well they could be hiding everywhere....And thanks for the advice...Looks like out of all the comments overall boschiana is a better grower in LL conditions.

Ken

Hi Soon

Well if you were to say stress because of to much sun means they like shaded conditons??? And also if it send out flower stalks while its stress could be because it thinks its gonna die (survival mechanisme).

Re: N fusca VS N boschiana
 

yeah, got a couple of plants that flowers due to stress, usually due to too much sun. however, i am still trying to figure out why the fusca dont do well. either not enough light (i grow them in a pretty dark place), humidity or temp problem.

Re: N fusca VS N boschiana
 

Well i hope my miranda ain't flowering because of stress haha.......Anyways it shouldn't really be the temp since they are maybe ok with LL but higher humidity always helps when growing highland neps in LL conditions...Lighting is also very important.

Ken

Re: N fusca VS N boschiana
 

I like boschiana more than fusca. They seem to be more elongated and more beautiful than fusca. Plus, I am SUPRISED that the boschiana at Fauzi is sooo beautiful and pitchering nicely even in LL. I thought they were highland plants?

Cheers

Re: N fusca VS N boschiana
 

Hi Ed

Long time no see hahaha.......Anyways neither of those 2 neps are true highlanders from what i see.....Although as you might see fusca is a little more maybe to the highland side.Well anyways both are intermediates so i this thread was just to compare these 2 guys..

Ken

Re: N fusca VS N boschiana
 

Well I think I might get boschiana if I visit Fauzi next time.