my northiana
 

This northiana was repotted 4 months ago to a larger pot, the old pitchers dried up and now newer and bigger pitchers were formed.

The thin layer sphagnum moss were dressed on top for humidity and keep the roots cool, beneath were all coarse clay.

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This new developing pitcher is going to be longer, aprox.4", perhaps longer when fully opened.
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Nice northiana you have there.Any pictures of the inside coarse clay?How often you water them as coarse clay wont keep much water.

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Dear Robert,

Nice pitchers that you have there. I can't help noticing that it's quite different from mine.

4" pitchers, about the same as mine... :D

Also, yours tend to be more elongated while mine is abit fatter.

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Cool, northianas......I wish I had them.:laugh:

Nice pictures, hope your northiana grows well, good luck, thanks for sharing

Cheers

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OoOoOo NICE ONE....

Ken

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Thanks for the comment everyone. Yup, Isaac , i notice the slight difference between our pitchers.

Alien, the coarse clay look like the pic below though this was from another pot. I water it everyday usually in the late evening. Coarse clay has more space inbetween therefore well aerated. It retains moisture due to its porous properties. northiana's leaves are thicker and retian water for it to survive longer dry spell and can withstand 2-3 days without watering.
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Wow!! Nice northiana. Wish I had one.

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WOOOOOOOW..What a plant.love the pitcher.
Thanx for sharing Robert!:)

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to expensive

Ken

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Ken,
Fauzi selling the northiana.Check out with him!
Good luck;)

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Nice northiana. Mine stop growing after repotted it.:(

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OoOoO really! goodie will check it out.........I was actually thinking if he sells it....But not in his website

Ken

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Yah if Fauzi sells it i will buy it.

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Nice northiana Robert, how long have you had it? Did you grow it in shades? Sorry for asking so many questions... :blush: Thanks.

Yes, Fauzi do have small size northiana and it's not very expensive for that species, I just got it from him recently and already on the way forming a new pticher...

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Yeah Robert, your northiana is elongated form. Nice.
The pitchers are getting bigger, nearly 4"! Oooo.. how impressive. :1thumbup:
After I placed mine at a more sunny spot, it's now started to produce bigger pitchers too. But those new tiny pitchers (newly formed) that get direct sun light just don't balloon up but pitchers that grow under the weeds. I wonder if this is really caused by the heat of the direct sun. Will still observe.

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TS it's likely caused by the heat.

check today the unopen pitcher now opened and touching 4" length, slightly longer than the previous.

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Nice! its growing bigger and taller! Just one question, do you use LFS as one of the media for your northiana? Because after reading the savage garden book by peter d'amato, it is said that acidic soil like LFS will stunt northiana's growth.

Cheers

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Edward,
Robert already stated he only use LFS as top dressing in his first post... :smile:

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Thanks for the question. I used sphagnum as toppings and underneath were all coarse clay.

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Ooohhh, sorry, forgot. Is course clay actually alkaline? Maybe I can start northiana.

Cheers

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right it's alkaline in nature.

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I wonder where to get northiana. i want one too.

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Call Fauzi la to get it.

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he said he had one only.

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Huh? Did I bought the last one?? :blush:

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that northiana is a lovely plant

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He has more, Aaron, at least four to five pots.

Cheers

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Yeah i saw a couple of northiana there also.............But my main interest was N sumatrana hehehehe.......I didn't get it cos instead i went for more neps....Wanted to take easier neps before i try out the harder ones....Oh yeah which is harder to grow sumatrana or northiana??

Ken

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Northiana is a slow grower but fairly easy to grow. Only that it doesn't like acidic soil like LFS. sumatrana is rare as it is lately discovered as endangered. If you are impatient, then sumatrana is the best. But northiana is like a LL rajah.

Cheers

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Well sumatrana to me sounds much more easier to be grown by looking at the people growing them..but as you said northiana are slower growers..........Yeah i know that northiana likes limestone if i'm not wrong.......I thought sumatrana could rival northiana but i guess i'm wrong....Which one are more sensitive to light....What i mean is which needs more shaded conditions

Ken

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Wel, both have mostly the same light requirement like other neps, but don't simply move northiana around when it has already acclamatized. It will end up in VERY slow growth. I told Fauzi that I will buy from him northiana later since they are wee small and young.

Cheers

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I think you can't compare Sumatrana with Northiana, both are different in nature and league.

Growing Northiana has its fair share of challenges, but if you are patient and observant to your plant's needs, nothing is impossible, even in a polluted and hazy KL city's apartment balcony.

Finally, I went one better on my sifu. :D

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Isaac, they are lining up to greet you:laugh::1thumbup:

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Robert, it's always good to hear from you, Sifu.

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Yep agreed with robert they are lining up to greet you........

Ken

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WOW,the long tendrils and the colourful peristome made me drool.!!
It's starting to show some maturity Issac.

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Now you guys are making me jealous........I wish I had one!:crying::crying: But I shall wait until Fauzi's get bigger then i buy. Nice plant! How old is it?

Cheers

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Wah edward chill don't make your growlist expand so fast.....What i meant was...Slowly learn how to care for the easier ones first then slowly move to the top...But well if you think you can make it thrive like all the si fu here then no prob go ahead!!

Ken

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Guys,

I just reused the old pictures I had posted before. It was the same bunch.

Now, some new pitchers have come and gone, but it's still developing larger and larger pitchers. Lately, one new pitcher ended up nearer the balcony railing and got a lot of the morning sun. The colour is darker red and nicer, I'll wait for it to stop growing before taking a picture. All the pitchers tends to be "fatter" as compared to Robert's. It could be that mine is thinking that it is a "basal" plant because all the pitchers settles nicely on pots nearby.

I had this plant for 2 years + now, it was planted from cutting from a friend. I have no idea how old the original plant is.

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I didn't know plants could think......well, you are lucky that you got a cuting from your friend. I am still trying to get a hang of nep cutting, my miranda cutting was a liitle failure where the new young roots stuck to the sides of the cutting and died. I reused the cutting again.

I wonder which is the best media for northiana? I will be tackling another type first before northiana.

Cheers

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Yah, what media is more suitable.

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a very well drain media 60%peat /40% perlite, 100% coarse burnt clay or unburnt clay.

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Robert, do you think adding seashell chips or broken marble chips will help to maintain the alkalinity of the medium after the potting mix is aged (2-3 years)?? Is it neccessary to do so?? Thanks.

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I never try adding those stuffs, not sure other members, if so let's hear what their comments are.