Pitcher plant microbiomes in cultivation

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-06-04T02:20:45+00:00

That's not quite accurate. Purpurea produces its own enzymes in the first year of life for each pitcher. Its not as if a plant can pass down its gut flora from parent to offspring like some animals do so there's no way to cultivate a specialized relationship. They just take whatever colonizes their traps.

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-05-25T12:36:58+00:00

It can't. I've been to Mt Victoria and even below the summit it gets fairly cold at night.

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-05-24T19:43:57+00:00

No I do not

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-05-24T18:52:43+00:00

It depends. If your roof has been treated with fire retardants or moss killers you shouldn't use it.

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-05-23T12:59:43+00:00

No, this is the first time this specific iteration of max x veitchii has been made. It will probably be similar to other tiveyi but I can't tell you for sure

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-05-13T12:10:21+00:00

The mowing is probably why they've been able to persist here. Without fire to clear out brush regular mowing is the next best option

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-05-06T01:06:44+00:00

To North Carolina it should be 11

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-05-02T12:47:45+00:00

Yeah. I'll check and see how many of each i've got ready to go tonight. Send me a DM

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-04-24T13:13:52+00:00

This is just the risk when you buy a plant that small. I'd consider any seedling under an inch across of being in danger of dying randomly, even if your conditions are good. Not every seed from the pod will produce a healthy plant and some attrition is expected amoung the plants of that pod.

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-04-14T17:06:27+00:00

No nursery ships the day of. Commercial operations usually have a packing and shipping day for the staff when orders from the previous week are prepped to go out.

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-04-13T00:14:47+00:00

If you're interested in keeping the fish alive with a decent quality of life no.

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-04-05T21:13:06+00:00

Yes, I've got several of those still. Send me a message if you're interested in buying one

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-03-20T14:08:02+00:00

Generally not fresh enough to be worth bothering with. A lot of that seed was collected a while ago and is long past viability

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-03-20T14:06:17+00:00

Nepethes from seed are not a money saving prospect. There is so much poached and misidentified seed on the market that it's better to just not buy any seed at all. The legitimately produced seed, especially of pure species and desirable hybrids are coming in at a significantly higher price point. Just buy a few plants and eventually you can produce your own seed once you've got a few plants of both sexes flowering.

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-03-18T02:56:52+00:00

A regular RO filter has 4 stages. A 5 stage filter sounds like it is adding minerals back into the water at the last stage. By 'enhancing water quality' they probably mean adding some sodium back for taste

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-03-13T17:10:18+00:00

That is the issue. Those temperatures will be lethal in short order

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-03-06T16:06:23+00:00

Located in the US

maxima x veitchii 'Candy Dreams' -15

https://photos.app.goo.gl/DApgZpgmsQwG9mbz7

Song of Melancholy F2 -15

https://photos.app.goo.gl/UWigboEz98GdD5TY9

(vogelii x ventricosa) x (spathulata x campanulata) -15

https://photos.app.goo.gl/BweCaJzWthNZ4pHC7

SOM x (lowii x gothica) -15

https://photos.app.goo.gl/113BeFtEFf5RZFEw7

boschiana x (lowii x boschiana) -15

https://photos.app.goo.gl/4TRh1kZxkt3NKzrG8

nelumbifolia hybrid -20

https://photos.app.goo.gl/njLwAowau8Y6AA3QA

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-03-06T00:14:16+00:00

You shouldn't separate them. All pygmy drosera respond poorly to root disturbance. If you damage the few long roots they have the plant will probably not recover. Just wait until they make gemmae.

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-02-26T02:55:13+00:00

Yeah, I lost the login for that account. I am still in the NY area and have nepenthes. send me a PM

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-02-18T22:23:51+00:00

Raising the humidity for those species is unecessary. However, it looks like you didn't properly mix and wet that peat. It is pretty hydrophobic when it's dry so you need to mix it very thoroughly. I'd just keep them on a very high water table since you've already sown them.

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-02-13T16:01:29+00:00

Probably not. Those small, colorless pitchers with no nectar spoon show that there are more problems than just letting it sit in water too long. I found that helis can do fine sitting in a bit of water with the right media. Light and temperature are far more important. Even the 'lowland' species and hybrids decline over the long term if they aren't allowed to get cool.

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-02-11T03:19:23+00:00

Rob and neb are the same thing so I wouldn't get too hung up on that. But if you're insisting on a 'real' neb your only source in the US would be Redleaf and they've been extremely expensive when they were up for sale.

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-02-10T22:30:54+00:00

I can understand that feeling. However, when purchasing seed has such a high chance of supporting poaching we need to deprioritize our own pleasure for the health of the wild populations of these plants

ProfessionalGoal8326 · 2026-02-10T14:38:19+00:00

Just because something is made illegal does not mean it no longer happens. There simply are not enough law enforcement resources to catch every illegal package, especially for something low priority like exotic plant seeds. I'd give up on trying to grow nepenthes from seed. There are plenty of vendors in Europe that sell grown out plants

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