July 2021, day 1.
May 2022. After 10 months of cultivation, the first mature pitcher is apperaring...
June 2022. The mature pitcher is fully formed, and a new one is already appearing.
June 2022. The inner hairs are developing a golden tint, providing further sparkle to an already dazzling pitcher.
Side view of the same pitcher. The aesthetics of Heliamphora leaves are worth at least two points of view.
May 2023
May 2023
May 2023
Heliamphora ‘Flamingo’ is a unique, variegated marsh pitcher plant that produces mesmerizing pitchers. It quite literally illuminates my terrarium.
- Source: tissue-cultured plant obtained from Andreas Wistuba ; clone originally grown by Kamil Pasek at Best Carnivorous Plants
- Environment: terrarium placed close to a south-facing, blinded window
- Temperature: from 10°C at night to 25°C during the day in the coldest months ; from 15°C to 32°C in the warmest months
- Light: two 4000K 12W LED bars with reflector, located 50 cm above the plant, alight 12 hours a day ; occasional shaded sunlight in the morning from October to April
- Soil: kanuma, topping of live red sphagnum moss, in a planter made of compacted tree fern roots
- Watering: daily mistings of demineralized water on the sphagnum moss
– HISTORY [June 2021] Plant received [May 31, 2022] First mature pitcher opening [September 7, 2022] New pitcher opening [November 5, 2022] New pitcher opening [February 10, 2023] New pitcher opening [March 10, 2023] New pitcher emerging [April 16, 2023] New pitcher opening
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