It blooms!!

[Ifurita]

This is a first ever for me:


Close-up shot of the flower itself:


Until recently, this plant has only produced green pitchers for me, but it looks like the newer growth is starting to colour up. Yay!


The most important thing: No cooling during the day, no use of artificial lighting(sits at a windowsil) and this one is NOT the supposed 'lowland' species!

[delphiguy]

what heli is this? and how do you grow this and how long has it been in your care? im so envious that you could grow one.

[Ifurita]

Originally Posted by delphiguy

what heli is this? and how do you grow this and how long has it been in your care? im so envious that you could grow one.

Its H. minor. Hope it starts to colour up, then it will really look nice. I grow it as a windowsil plant, so it gets morning sun for light(bright shade for the rest of the day) but has to deal with the heat during the day. Its been in my care for almost a year. I water 1-3 times a week, top watering, not on the tray system. The media is a sphagnum and perlite mix with a layer of dead sphagnum(live is probably better) on top. It likes higher humidity levels.

BTW if you have the cash to spare, H. ciliata seems to be able to grow under lowland conditions. Its the most heat tolerant of all the currently known Heliamphora species.

[delphiguy]

thanks Ifurita for the info... I hope I can find one locally as I am dying to give this a try.

[jimmy0123]

Nice Plant . When you first bought it is it in juvenile state or mature state? If mature did it turn back to juvenile sometimes?

[edwardyeeks]

Really a great achievement of windowsill growing! Did you bag the plant for humidity?