Re: Tips for growing sumantrana?
 

Mine in KL no rain woh in the afternoon not a single drop and the humidity i check in weather forcast very low only but at night rain la i saw the cement floor all my raff all almost died sad still recovering,my raffs are easily affected by water and humidty when humdity drop suddenly by maybe dry winds or something all the pitcher looks like it layu dunno why.

Ken

Re: Tips for growing sumantrana?
 

ken, keep the plants within the shaded part of the house compound eg side of car porch, behind the kitchen,etc. These offered ideal, bright and cool conds for most lowlanders.

Re: Tips for growing sumantrana?
 

Hi robert,

Thanks for the advice but i stay in a condominium if i put at the car shade downstairs it'll be gone in a second i put all my neps in my balcony doesn't receive direct sunlight but it does have very nright light my raffs are already starting to recover maybe in a day or 2 it'll be fine.

So far the bical is still fine not drying up except the pitcher,not really drying up somehow turning black probally the pitchers is old.So far no growth yet,been a week now but i'll wait 1 week is still pretty early

Ken

Re: Tips for growing sumantrana?
 

Hi Ken,
Maybe in "urban jungle" like KL, weather pattern will be different. Here in Kedah, it's pretty wet and humid, as I grow my plants outdoor, I'm worried that the daily rain will be too wet for the plants as the media will stay wet all the time... it's almost going on for 2 weeks now. So far plants are still doing ok...
Also, weather forecast is just a "forecast", it's better for you to create a little "humid zone" where you put your plants by blocking direct wind, it's retain humidity better. Hope this help.

Re: Tips for growing sumantrana?
 

Hi all,

Today i went to hee's and i saw lots of new plants there not much but there arre some.I saw a red amp has a little elongated look in it i asked for price and definitly to much for me..RM280!!!And N Viking grade A RM150!!!!!! And a veitchii with yellow peristrome that i don't even wanna know the price.There was some hybrids there to not sure whats the name but i'll find out has some mirabilis in it very expensive to RM 120.In the end,i bought a nice blood vein Sarrcenia for RM 30.Just thought to put in this reply cos the forum seems quite today.

Ken

Re: Tips for growing sumantrana?
 

The latest pitcher which is coloured up nicely with a little more light last week. Some growers may want this species for the eventual size but the peristome is the reason why I like it. :wub:

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...sumatrana1.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t...sumatrana2.jpg

Re: Tips for growing sumantrana?
 

I like them because of both pitcher size and candy-like peristrome

ken

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Cindy,
Looking at your latest pics gave me encouragement for me to be more patient and hang in there... :laugh: Thanks for sharing, I just love sumatrana's peristome, the eventual size is the bonus.... :smile:

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The eventual size would be a headache for me. Like I always say, in the end I can only keep 5 Neps...

N. merrilliana, N. sumatrana, N. bicalcarata, N. truncata and N. northiana...or N. rafflesiana, or N. veitchii...coz the latter two are my husband's favourites. :laugh:

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Here is the latest pitcher of my sumatrana. Still small.
https://forum.petpitcher.net/picture....&pictureid=149
https://forum.petpitcher.net/picture....&pictureid=148