Nepenthes Plantlets Updates

[David]

Just some pictures of the plantlets that I have grown from seeds acouple of months ago. Those that have received the plantlets from me, please share pictures of your plants.

A few pots died on me in the last month. They just stopped growing and leaves started to turn brown.

So far the two largest pots are those two in the picture. They're about 2 cm-2.5cm in diameter from leaf to leaf exclusing the pitchers. It is mirabilis x thoreli. The rest looks like the third pot in the picture.

However, below are a few of the survivors:

[3sgjeffery]

Wah! thats great. i wonder how long will the plantlets grow to that size...

[bifurcatum]

only mirabilis x thoreli looks healthy

[David]

Cool bifurcatum, It does look healthy.

Jeff, if I remember correctly, these plantlets are about 4-5 months old

[prana]

hi everyone....

david...u use mostly sphag moss? I use mostly perlite for seedlings like that. It gave me higher success compare to pure sphag moss. I add some moss at the bottom to cover the pot holes and bits of sphag moss in the perlite. Then i spread a layer of sphag moss to cover the top to increase humidity. The idea is to have good ventilation for the delicate roots without drying out too much.

in my personal opinion, more plants died from rot rather from drying out....just to share my style.... ;D

[David]

Thanks Prana. I think you are right. I notice a lot of my plantlest do not grow that well when the media is overly wet.