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Some Update of My Old Neps
« Thread Started on Feb 11, 2007, 10:14am » 1


2. I bought this RM40



a small one


what species are they?
did they need direct sunlight?

why the leaf like that?



is it not healthy?

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« Reply #1 on Feb 12, 2007, 10:51am » Hi the first plant is a Ventrata hybrid. Easy growing but prefer lots of bright light. The second one is a Miranda ( maxima x ( mixta ) ) it grows like a weed . Bright light and it will produce huge pitchers. The leaves looks like bruised , its normal don't worry about it just try not to wet the leaves by night time before long new leaves will grow to replace them.
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« Reply #2 on Feb 12, 2007, 10:11pm » Don't worry about the leaves. The plant looks robust and healthy enough. Sometime my miranda also have leaves like that especially on older leaves. No worries.

When you place it in a location with more sunlight, becareful that the potting media does not dry out. Mirandas also take alot of water, perhaps because they are so huge. But this is a very tough nep and is able to tolerate a variety of conditions.



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« Reply #3 on Feb 13, 2007, 6:53pm » But that not old leaf, its a new leaf.
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« Reply #4 on Feb 14, 2007, 1:36pm » Since you've sms me and mentioned that you see small white colour insects crawling about, it might be pest attact.

Use a systematic insecticide and spray the whole plant including the media. Make sure the media and under the leaves are also sprayed with insecticide. Separate the plant from the rest of your plants or else the pest is going to spread to the rest of your plants.

By the way, does the new developing leaves looks deformed? If it does you can be sure it is pest attack.

Don't worry, with insecticide the pest will be gone. If you do not use a sytemic insecticide, you'll have to spray once every few days for a week or so to kill off any new pest that have just hatch from eggs in the media.

Systematic Insecticide is good as it stays in the plant and media. So whatever eggs that are left when hatch will be killed and they will not have the opportunity to lay more eggs.
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« Reply #5 on Feb 20, 2007, 5:48pm » my plant become more terrible now

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« Reply #6 on Feb 23, 2007, 8:55am » I think it is ok. Your plant looks really healthy. Why do you say it is more terrible? The brownish colour is quite normal. My plants have it too. Anyway it is only that one leave. The two newer leaves does not have it. Sometimes when they recieve more sun, the leaves become like that.
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« Reply #7 on Feb 25, 2007, 4:30pm » is it the sun too hot or not enough water?
the leaf become yellow


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« Reply #8 on Feb 26, 2007, 8:57am » Can you tell us how much sun it is getting and when (morning, afternoon etc)? Also how ofthen do you water it. does the media dry out?
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« Reply #9 on Feb 27, 2007, 3:04pm » about 5-6 hours per day.
water it at morning every day.
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« Reply #10 on Feb 28, 2007, 9:01am » When you say 5-6 hours of sun a day, does that mean direct afternoon sun? Have you already use insecticide on the plant, and if yes what type and how much? It could be caused by that.

Hmm, what do the rest of you think? Robert? Fauzi?

Let me also ask Chien Lee.
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« Reply #11 on Mar 1, 2007, 7:49am » It can be a combination of 1 0r 2 factors. Make sure the media not too compact and hold water(too wet). Is the pot too small for the plant size? Attack by insect-use the recommended type by the supplier. Place the plant in bright but cool shade. Direct sun in our weather will burn the leaves.
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« Reply #12 on Mar 1, 2007, 8:18am » I own an xMiranda too. And from my experience, this nep grows very well in a shady spot. I hang the pot at the porch, does not receive any direct sunlight throughout the day. I think it is like what robert said, i needs a cool place to grow well.
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« Reply #13 on Apr 9, 2007, 9:34pm » I'd say from looking at your last two photos that the plant is definitely suffering from too much sun. Although a few Nepenthes species can tolerate full tropical sunlight the entire day, usually this is not the case. With a parentage of N. maxima and N. northiana, I would guess that your N. 'Miranda' would probably prefer a situation with more diffuse light. Try putting the plant under 70% shade cloth.

Your earlier photos are a bit more difficult to diagnose. However, the underside of the leaf looks like it was damaged by insects as the leaf was developing. Could be thrips, but difficult to say. Is the plant still suffering from this?

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« Reply #14 on Apr 9, 2007, 10:43pm » Oo~ an advisor We should have them around more often haha.
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« Reply #15 on Apr 10, 2007, 1:04pm »
Quote:Oo~ an advisor We should have them around more often haha.

Zak, that is Ch'ien Lee. If you look under my announcement, I have an introduction there about him. He has graciously agreed to drop in some time when he is free and not travelling on field trips to give us some advise on neps.


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« Reply #16 on Apr 12, 2007, 7:23pm »
Quote:I'd say from looking at your last two photos that the plant is definitely suffering from too much sun. Although a few Nepenthes species can tolerate full tropical sunlight the entire day, usually this is not the case. With a parentage of N. maxima and N. northiana, I would guess that your N. 'Miranda' would probably prefer a situation with more diffuse light. Try putting the plant under 70% shade cloth.

Your earlier photos are a bit more difficult to diagnose. However, the underside of the leaf looks like it was damaged by insects as the leaf was developing. Could be thrips, but difficult to say. Is the plant still suffering from this?

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Very sorry for my late reply.
My N.Miranda had already recover, and very healthy now.
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« Reply #17 on Apr 29, 2007, 1:54pm » Yeah~
My Miranda pitchering

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« Reply #18 on Apr 29, 2007, 8:15pm » Oo~ nice. My first miranda pitcher seems to have a ways to go before reaching that stage.
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« Reply #19 on Apr 30, 2007, 9:06pm » Congrats bifurcatum! See? ur pitcher plant is healthy
The conditions are all right, thats y it is pitchering
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