Latest addition to my collection...
 

Nepenthes northiana (not sure Tc or seedling) which I received just 2 weeks ago.. Hope it does not take too long to sulk... There's a new leaf showing... :smile:
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...pnorthiana.jpg

Re: Latest addition to my collection...
 

Nice northiana. Where did you get it from?

Cheers

Re: Latest addition to my collection...
 

Hey nice little cutie there.........And come on give the guy a little more soil.

Ken

Re: Latest addition to my collection...
 

Wow congrates for your new addition.

Re: Latest addition to my collection...
 

Nice, hope it'll grow well for you and produce beautiful pitchers.

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Oh yeah and don't use sphagmum moss if its possible as i read it will stunt growth of N northiana.

Ken

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Edward, I got it from a fellow forum member.. the plant was initially smaller than I expected.. :tongue: Luckily it didn't dry out during transportation...

Ken, the pot is 5 inches in diameter.. I didn't want to put too much medium in case the medium becomes too compact or soggy.. I used a mixture of leca, fern root, limesrone and a bit of sphagnum only...

Re: Latest addition to my collection...
 

Hmmm, at least your northiana isn't going to be that cramped up in the pot, paphioboy. If you are using limestone, then you shouldn't be too worried about the media becoming compact. :laugh:

Cheers

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Just a thought since they live in limestone cliffs i guess most probally they don't live in a wet soil? And more drainage is required?

Ken

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That's what I thought, Ken.. I'm a but surprised that most CPers grow them in sphag.. I think sphag is too acidic and wet for their liking.. I make my medium based on what I can see from pics of northiana growing in situ.. I belief that it actually needs a very well drained medium because it grows on vertivcal limestone cliffs, which are very exposed to surroundings, but it needs to rest its pitchers on a moist surface for them to develop (as can be seen from pics of wild northiana pitchers, always resting on moist detritus).. :)