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Post by wijaya on Aug 5, 2008 3:59:08 GMT -10
Just sharing my truncata, one of my very first nepenthes when I started in August 2006. A few days after I got the trunc in November 2006: A year later in December 2007: Recent picture August 1, 2008: I will post more picture of the whole plant and recently opened pitcher. Is my truncata growth count as slow or normal? Ed
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Post by rainforest on Aug 5, 2008 7:08:29 GMT -10
The growth starts off slow then it takes off. What is your media like? I have found out that N. truncata likes a medium mix that holds some moisture, but dislikes very wet roots. They also like indirect bright light with full morning sunlight, shaded afternoon. N. truncatas are notorious heavy feeders as juvenile, so yes to frequent liquid feedings of soluble ferts to the root, with heavy flushing of plain water in between. Pitcher size should always be larger than the previous leaf. The shallow root system of this species suggest that it likes to be confined. Do NOT overpot.
M
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Post by wijaya on Aug 6, 2008 3:05:35 GMT -10
Michael, thanks for the information on truncata, I have re-potted this only once, and the mixes used for truncata is coco chip, pumice, charcoal and some spaghnum moss. Looks like the place I grow it is already suitable, getting lots of morning sun and only bright light on the afternoon.
Ed
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Post by wijaya on Aug 8, 2008 3:36:57 GMT -10
The whole plant: Open-up pitcher: Ed
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Post by wijaya on Feb 6, 2009 5:20:50 GMT -10
Another update after two years and three months, eventually showing a bit of peristome: Ed
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Post by mrflytrap2 on Feb 6, 2009 6:13:16 GMT -10
I heard this a few times with truncata. What "happens" if you do?
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Post by obregon562 on Feb 6, 2009 14:56:01 GMT -10
i over pot truncs all the time and they just spread out-horizontaly. I would suggest a shallow, extrmely wide pot for this plant. Mine have responded well to an almost veitchii like growing conditions, that is, growing in lots of bark and a little LFS or perlite, and drying out inbetween waterings. I also found out that they are sun hogs IF they have been hardened off and are ready for such conditions. If not, they burn severly and require lots of TLC to recover. Sun=size and color in this species (for me at least).
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Post by zero on Feb 6, 2009 16:51:33 GMT -10
These seem to have responded well to overpotting:) truncata at Atlanta Botanical Gardens Zippo lighter for scale leaf peace, Zero
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Post by wijaya on Feb 7, 2009 4:54:12 GMT -10
zero: thanks for sharing the picture, that truncata is huge really a giant. Awesome one, wonder how long it took to grow to such a monstrous plant. But why the pitcher is not as big as the leaf size? Ed
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Post by zero on Feb 7, 2009 5:44:50 GMT -10
The pic was taken in the middle of the winter around the shortest day of the year.
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Post by rainforest on Feb 7, 2009 8:40:06 GMT -10
N. truncatas for a large plant have a very small root system. I have never had plants that made pot filling root systems, I have aon a few occasions have truncata seedlings which begin making very extensive root systems falling short and stop their root growing altogether yet the plant continues to grow. N. truncata I imagine must come from regions where its roots have limited soil access and make the best of this. Nobody has ever shown habitat photos of N. truncata growing in the wild and seeing plants growing in its native habitats suggest many ideas. Seeing how N. klossii in Longor's photos suggests many ideas on how this species grows. N. northiana growing on a cliff face also suggests a kind of root environment. I believe N. truncata must occupy smaller growing habitats for root systems. I have seen N. truncata grown in trees and I am not sure if its the way the grower placed them or are they naturally found growing that way in the wild. Being a truly compact plant, I would surmount that this species occupies habitats with cliff habitat, boulder outcrops or even epiphytically (even though this species is not of a real vining nature). My best largest plants are grown in pots smaller than the plant itself. Large leaves and pitchers hide the smaller pots and the drying out effect of a smaller root media allows rapid interval drying whereas large media pots do not. M
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Post by jgriffin on Feb 7, 2009 9:16:48 GMT -10
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Post by michaelcatalani on Feb 7, 2009 10:29:02 GMT -10
But why the pitcher is not as big as the leaf size? Ed When truncatas grow into a larger plant, the leaves, petioles, and even tendrils elongate. The leaves lose their "heart" shape, and become more of large, wide, rectangles. As this happens, the pitchers normally dont quite keep up with their size ratio versus the leaf. Leaves of larger truncatas I had in cultivation 10 years ago were pushing 3 feet in length. The pitchers could push over 20" in total length, but they didn't quite keep up with the leaves.
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Post by rainforest on Feb 7, 2009 11:03:51 GMT -10
Oddly this is one species which we do not see many habitat photos of in the wild. While every single photographer just shoots close-ups of a pitcher without showing its relation to nature, I don't believe there really are any actual photo shots of plants growing in habit.
Maybe we need Longor to visit the Philippines and take some good shots of how they grow!
M
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Post by jgriffin on Feb 7, 2009 13:55:23 GMT -10
RF, Yeah, sorry those are not better photos. You are right about the popularity of the pitcher. I am willing to bet somebody has the photos you want, but just released the "meat and potatoes" shots most people want.
Joe
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