artificialive: temperatuyre vs humidity

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temperature vs humidity
« Thread Started on Aug 18, 2007, 9:24am » Hi all,
i came across this thread in icpsforum where a guy has successfully growing hamata and aristolochiodes along with a bicalcarata at a south facing windowsill. However, it may not suit us here as the guy is from US. What surprised me is that he 1) kept his lowlander along with highlanders in the same environment without any ill effects 2) both the highlanders and lowlanders pitcher nicely for him under low humidity. However, the temperature suits for a highlander. 3) his lowlanders can adapt to the same environment of his highlanders.
Is it temperature the main element to keep a highlander happy compared to humidity?

p/s: how much light does a south facing windowsill receive in a day? « Last Edit: Aug 18, 2007, 9:27am by artificialive »Link to Post - Back to Top 60.52.175.33[Naj Grow List] --- [Naj Wanted List] rainforestguy
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Re: temperature vs humidity
« Reply #1 on Aug 19, 2007, 4:48am » While some species require a lower temperature to grow well, there are pockets of microclimates which allow some species to thrive where others would not. Aside from the basic temperature and humidity is another facet known as air circulation. There some species which grow in their natural state that are constantky exposed to moving air. This moving air is crucial for a plant to survive, yet alone grow and develop properly.
I have experienced some plants growing on a particular area exposed to differet conditions that grew well, while others didn't.


I have N. alata striped x truncata which grows compact yet produces huge pitchers almost twice the length of their leaf blades. They are grown in a very windy spot with bright light and planted into medium mesh pots. In a day, plants could blow over if it weren't for the rewetting they get almost twice daily. The drying of the plants could also lead it to an evaporative cooling effect from the media removing heat and exposing the plants to a drier, cooler environment.

Light is also a key because as plants heat up in direct light, once the sun is past, the shade allows plants to cool off surprisingly allowing another form of evaporative cooling again.

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