Stunted Neps = Bonsai Neps - sharing some pics

[Cindy]

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




N. khasiana - 2" leaf : 3" pitcher




N. mirabilis - 5" leaf : 2.5" pitcher




N. hookeriana - 3" leaf : 2.5" pitcher




N. reinwardtiana - 2.5" leaf : 2" pitcher




N. maxima x ventricosa - 4" leaf : 2.5" pitcher




N. kuchingensis (BE) - 3.5" leaf : 2.5" pitcher

[Cindy]

N. kuchingensis - 5" leaf : 2.5" pitcher




N. macrovulgaris x reinwardtiana - 3" leaf : 2" pitcher




N. rafflesiana - 3" leaf : 2.5" pitcher




N. northiana - 3.5" leaf : 2.5" pitcher




N. northiana - 3.5" leaf : 3" pitcher




N. Viking - 4" leaf : 2" pitcher

[NepNut]

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.

[plantlover]

Cute miny Neps

[jeff1u]

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

[David]

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

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.

[TS]

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

[Cindy]

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.

[kentosaurs]

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???

[Aliamyz]

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