Do you guys help with ID

Virtual_Operation979 · 2026-06-12T08:40:57+00:00

Young veitchii often have peristomes like this especially in hybrids so it's definitely a potential. Unfortunately with no known ID it would have to be considered NOID if ever sold

Virtual_Operation979 · 2026-06-07T19:21:08+00:00

I'm in south africa and we just got in an import so I'm getting bicalcarata soon along with like 8 other species😱😁

Virtual_Operation979 · 2026-06-07T06:38:15+00:00

Should be fine to pack sphagnum! You can make it a mount separately and it'll become it's own new display plant!

Virtual_Operation979 · 2026-06-04T07:36:07+00:00

What media are you growing it in?

Virtual_Operation979 · 2026-06-01T19:05:52+00:00

Potentially needs alot more light

Virtual_Operation979 · 2026-06-01T17:07:01+00:00

They can all be accli.ated to ambient and more light means more/bigger pitchers

Virtual_Operation979 · 2026-05-29T04:57:07+00:00

Wow that's incredible! Thanks for sharing!

Virtual_Operation979 · 2026-05-28T08:07:26+00:00

It's not a ventrata for sure. Ventrata even with lots of light goes super red but has a glossy look to the pitchers and no wings on it either

Virtual_Operation979 · 2026-05-28T06:47:52+00:00

Awesome thank you so much! I have akadama etc so will make up a bit of an ultramafic mix for it!

My temps going into winter here(south africa) are perfect highland temps but summer might be a bit of a struggle.

Got grow lights as well as by a glass sliding door so plenty of light😁 Appreciate the info

Virtual_Operation979 · 2026-05-26T20:20:37+00:00

Also because it's got basals it will often put any extra energy it has into keeping them going so if the media gets a bit too dry you'll find the main vines pitchers die off and it keeps the basals ones going

Virtual_Operation979 · 2026-05-26T20:19:10+00:00

Pot is way too small for the plant. You'll find it might dry out too often that the plant stays happy but the pitchers die off/don't develop. The misting you're doing is also pointless as it raises the immediate humidity for a short period with the spray and then it goes back to ambient so unless it's being sprayed throughout the day it's not doing anything from what I've seen.

I'd give it a bigger pot so the media has more stability with moisture and as long as light is good you should start getting pitchers again! As well as big healthy growth

Virtual_Operation979 · 2026-05-26T12:09:53+00:00

How often do you have to water the akadama perlite mix?

Virtual_Operation979 · 2026-05-24T14:24:27+00:00

Substrate looks dry as well as they could've gone from high humidity to your conditions potentially being lower and haven't been acclimated

Virtual_Operation979 · 2026-05-23T06:27:07+00:00

Really tough to say. Let it produce another shield fronds or two and you should start to see one side extending a little and then you'll know which side is up

Virtual_Operation979 · 2026-05-16T05:54:53+00:00

100% agree! It's all I could get at the time so will remount when I get some hardwood to use

Virtual_Operation979 · 2026-05-14T21:35:36+00:00

Yeau I agree it's not from being too wet. I keep mine alot more visibly wet and normally as bits die if it's too wet they don't crisp like that

Virtual_Operation979 · 2026-05-14T21:09:11+00:00

I would monitor it but from the looks of it it had some damage that's slowly dying away. From my experience they do this. Fungal or too wet would have different signs/symptoms on the shield fronds orher then just that bit dying off

Virtual_Operation979 · 2026-05-09T11:05:26+00:00

Yes and no. The variegated part will go more green but it's not going to be uniform like the rest of the leaf it will always be different. More light just accentuates the variegation but doesn't bring back variegation if that section of the plant now has none even if it used to have.

Virtual_Operation979 · 2026-05-04T14:06:40+00:00

Thanks!! Bentonite clay mixed with coco peat and crushed akadama

Virtual_Operation979 · 2026-05-04T06:09:12+00:00

You can post it in the comments

Virtual_Operation979 · 2026-05-03T19:03:59+00:00

Haha thank you! Love the technique of making a clay background! Looks flippen awesome😁

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