A piece of tropics in my french living-room...

[Sockhom]

Hi!

This has been quite an ugly day here in Northern France: downpours with a few elusive sunlights. But, fortunately, each glance at my big lowland terrarium refuels me almost immediately (for a couple of minutes at last... )!
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François.

[alcran]

Thats a great terrarium. Looking at that would cheer me up on any rainy day.

[kentosaurs]

Wow its just a never waste of time to look at something as gorgeus as that.

Ken

[kltower]

François,

With snow even in Paris, it must nice to have a little bit of tropics in the living room. It is like a miniature Berlin Tropical Islands. Ever been there? I believe BTI is developed and operated by a Malaysian billionaire, Anand Krishna.

Well in just a few months you will be back at the tropical paradise of Sabah and Sarawak.

Choong

[David]

Is that ampullaria red giant you have there (2nd picture)? Nicely grown. It looks like you've had that plant for at least a couple of years.

Your plants are very healthy.

[plantlover]

OMG!!! Lovely nepenthes.

[Robert]

absolultely marvellous, a minature "tropical garden", one of the best grown i've seen.

[funkychips]

Great tropical wonderland there, I wish I can have the means to do one in my room too!
But looking at the many interesting terrariums and greenhouses and sheds that you guys have come up with, I believe they show enough proof that the ultimate enemy of pitchering is low humidity. Of course, I'm aware of myself living in a tropical country that humidity is of not much concern but in the concrete jungle, coupled with a few lacking factors, is what I'm experiencing now .

[Sockhom]

Hello,

Thanks for the praise everyone.
It's not always eaasy to grow those tropical plants in our temperate climate but it is very satisfying.
I can't wait to see those dear Nepenthes in the wild in a few weeks.

@Davis:
Yes, it is what you guys call "giant green red", a very vigorous grower.
@Robert:
Thanks so much for the kind words.


François.

[bactrus]

Sockhom,

Your photos are always great. Is it natural sunlight or artificial lighting shinning in?