Nep.Bicalcarata

[Aliamyz]

Can bicalcarata be grown in fully shade condition?
My balcony only has direct sunlight or complete shade.
Any experienced member?
Thanx for helping.

[jeff1u]

Bical I heard It can take Full Sun. Filter Sun it tend to grow not the well.

[bifurcatum]

Originally Posted by Aliamyz

Can bicalcarata be grown in fully shade condition?
My balcony only has direct sunlight or complete shade.
Any experienced member?
Thanx for helping.

fully shade? Is the place very dark or bright?
I have 2 bical. One in full sun and another one about 60% shade. The one under full sun grown smaller leaves.

[kltower]

Ali,

From the many photos of bicalcarata in the wild I had seen (check out wistuba website: http://www.heliamphora.de/01b0219314...304/index.html), they like growing in shaded area.

Perhaps, Robert and junglemike with their many encounters can confirm this.

Choong

[NepNut]

What I heard is that too much light will bleach the color of the pitcher for bical, can someone confirm this? Thanks.

[bonsay]

all my bicals, 4 plants 1 with 3 basals, are exposed to direct sunlight at least 4 hours each day... all have orange pitchers.... from what i read in 'nepenthes of borneo' 2nd edition it says that some do grow in shaded area and thats why they have big leafs so it could catch more light.... CMIIW

[edwardyeeks]

Well, some shade is the best, but full sun isn't that bad. How shaded is your area, Ali?

Cheers

[Aliamyz]

Thanx Haris but i dont think so my parents will agree to put a blind in my balcony.It will look ugly for my house style.Hope you understand.
Is there any other way.I changed the place where it received morning sun for 3 hours.
Is it ok?

[Robert]

Originally Posted by Aliamyz

Can bicalcarata be grown in fully shade condition?

No problem in fully shaded condition but will result in fewer pitchers, leaves grown longer.

The best result was to grow in the open with direct sunlight,placed the pot with other plants together as they compliment each other for the cool and shade.

In the wild the upper vine of most neps would reach for the open to receive sunlight, scrambling among low shrubs and bushes unless there are taller trees to vine upwards. pitchers formed under the dense shrubs and bushes tend to have attractive red.

[NepNut]

Thanks Robert for your insight. It's definately very beneficial to be able to observe how neps grow in the wild, one can get a more in depth understanding of the growing requirement and the tolerence, there's always something new to learn from mother nature...