April 2022, day 1. The diameter of the plant is 6,5 cm. Even at this stage, the pitchers are distinctly toothy.
January 2023. The latest leaves dwarf the older ones from the first photo. Yes, it's going to be a large plant!
Due to the sheer size of these plants, I can only provide suitable growing conditions to a single Nepenthes, so I chose one of my favorites even though that meant a long, long wait. Nepenthes edwardsiana is a true monster plant that is bound to outgrow my terrarium… and the room it is in. Hopefully it will give me years of contemplation before that happens.
- Source: seedgrown by Andreas Wistuba ; clone from Mount Tambuyukon, Borneo
- 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 45 cm above the plant, alight 12 hours a day ; occasional shaded sunlight in the morning from October to April
- Soil: kanuma with a bit of quartz sand on the surface, in a planter made of compacted tree fern roots
- Watering: seepage from the daily mistings of demineralized water
– HISTORY [April 2022] Plant received [July 3, 2022] New pitcher [November 1, 2022] New pitcher [December 29, 2022] New pitcher [March 16, 2023] New pitcher
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