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Stunted Neps = Bonsai Neps - sharing some pics

Given that I live in an apartment as large as someone's chicken coop (yeh, that was what I was told LOL ), many of the plants at my balcony ain't as large as they should be. Despite that, many of them have got good leaf : pitcher ratio. Most of the time, the pitcher is more than half the length of the leaf. Otherwise, the plants have got multiple basal/lateral shoots.

The measurements taken were of the leaf with the newest fully developed pitcher (lid excluded).

N. albomarginata (green) - 5" leaf : 2.5" pitcher
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...reen_plant.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...en_pitcher.jpg

N. khasiana - 2" leaf : 3" pitcher
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...iana_plant.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...na_pitcher.jpg

N. mirabilis - 5" leaf : 2.5" pitcher
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...ilis_plant.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...is_pitcher.jpg

N. hookeriana - 3" leaf : 2.5" pitcher
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...iana_plant.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...na_pitcher.jpg

N. reinwardtiana - 2.5" leaf : 2" pitcher
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...iana_plant.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...na_pitcher.jpg

N. maxima x ventricosa - 4" leaf : 2.5" pitcher
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t.../mxv_plant.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...xv_pitcher.jpg

N. kuchingensis (BE) - 3.5" leaf : 2.5" pitcher
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...s_BE_plant.jpg

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...BE_pitcher.jpg

Re: Stunted Neps = Bonsai Neps - sharing some pics

Hi Cindy,
Given your growing conditions, you still managed to grow some very impressive plants, have to give you a BIG salute !!
Always a pleasure looking at your plants.... Thanks.

Re: Stunted Neps = Bonsai Neps - sharing some pics

Cindy is the gardener of Nep. She can grow anything.:biggrin:

Re: Stunted Neps = Bonsai Neps - sharing some pics

We have a nick name for Cindy, but we've not been using it lately. We call her the "CP Queen". :laugh:

Cindy,

Your hooker picther is huge in comparison with the plant and leaves. Love it! I can't help but think of a coconut tree when I look at your N. maxima x ventricosa... Haa, haaa, a coconut tree with elongated coconuts growing from the leaves. Like the nice clean green on your albo.

Great plants Cindy.

Re: Stunted Neps = Bonsai Neps - sharing some pics

Wah, very nice looking and healthy plants you have here, Cindy. :wub:
Made me envy....

Re: Stunted Neps = Bonsai Neps - sharing some pics

Thanks everyone for your kind comments.

I have limited space and unfortunately have to constrict the plants in small pots. Not sure if anyone noticed, but the maxima x ventricosa is in a thumbpot. Amazing! I am not repotting because the plant is happily producing pitchers.

Three things I hope for in my "chicken coop". Neps that will pitcher on every leaf, Neps that stays compact and Neps that turns out to be female. :laugh:

Re: Stunted Neps = Bonsai Neps - sharing some pics

Hi Cindy

Yah i get what you mean by limited growing space i can only grow all my plants in my tiny balcony.Most of my pot are 15" in diameter biggest 20".Do u grow your albo's in intermediate conditions or in lowland conditons or HL???

Re: Stunted Neps = Bonsai Neps - sharing some pics

Ken,
Albomarginata is a lowland plants but can tolerate intermediate conditions.