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[frostz]

I've got one of these for about a year now, (species - ventrata) but almost all the pitchers died within a month of me buying the plant, and the remaining 2 are half withered.
Does anyone have one of these plants? I keep mine next to a window, and the leaves are growing fine, its just that none of the tendrils actually pitcher.


^this isn't mine btw, if i can find my camera ill post some images.

Edited by frostz, 23 May 2011 - 09:12 AM.

[crtitcmeerca]

Hahaha. Tiny little thing. You should see the ones that can eat mice and frogs. Rajah pitcher plant and Trumpet pitcher if i'm not wrong. Cant remember the official scientific name.

[frostz]

Hahaha. Tiny little thing. You should see the ones that can eat mice and frogs. Rajah pitcher plant and Trumpet pitcher if i'm not wrong. Cant remember the official scientific name.

yea well those actually require a green house, they would die in a room environment, because of the high humidity required for them to grow. The one i have isn't pitchering at all and its probably due to low humidity...

[fxckyouguys]

If you didn't kill the flower, the pitchers won't grow anymore.

yea well those actually require a green house, they would die in a room environment, because of the high humidity required for them to grow. The one i have isn't pitchering at all and its probably due to low humidity...

And just like he said, lots of humidity. Put it in a plastic container and spray it.

[frostz]

If you didn't kill the flower, the pitchers won't grow anymore.



And just like he said, lots of humidity. Put it in a plastic container and spray it.

hmm mine hasn't grown a flower yet, and its already may. When does it usually put out a flower?

I would put a plastic container over it, but i was hoping that it would adapt to the room humidity. Cause i got carpet and i really don't want to create a mess.

[DanDoesWork]

http://www.wikihow.c...-Pitcher-Plants ---hopefully this can help just a little bit. Why not just put something underneath? a towel or something

[frostz]

http://www.wikihow.c...-Pitcher-Plants ---hopefully this can help just a little bit. Why not just put something underneath? a towel or something

I actually hang it from a lamp post thing, and i have a plastic tub underneath which i fill with water to up the humidity, its just that i don't want to put a container over the plant seeing as how i want to look at it you know?

[Moonsilver]

Perhaps you could try putting a container over it while you're sleeping or not home?

[frostz]

Perhaps you could try putting a container over it while you're sleeping or not home?

I have actually heard that sudden changes in humidity is bad for the plant, if i am gona put it in a container then its gona have to stay in there.

The only time i actually used a "container" was when i first got the plant, i put it in a plastic bag of sort with high humidity, and gradually poked holes in the bag before finally removing it. To get the plant used to my house, since the green house i got it from was obviously a lot more humid than the conditions i got back home.

I mean this kept the plant alive, but it didn't keep the pitchers alive. Those are all practically dead now.

[fxckyouguys]

hmm mine hasn't grown a flower yet, and its already may. When does it usually put out a flower?

I would put a plastic container over it, but i was hoping that it would adapt to the room humidity. Cause i got carpet and i really don't want to create a mess.

It's not going to adapt, lol. Pitcher plants require high levels of humidity and heat to thrive. Without these proper conditions, it's not going to grow.

I mean like a plastic box, like a tupperware container, and spray it every few days. Not messy at all.
You might not have noticed the flower, but it would be the one stalk coming out of the middle, it might look different from the rest.
Also, make sure you're cutting off all the dead pitchers and leaves.



Also, are you feeding it anything? Pitcher plants don't draw any nutrients from the ground, so they need to be fed. Just sun and water isn't enough i'm afraid.

Edited by oreo12, 23 May 2011 - 12:40 PM.

[lRoyalty]

Thats pretty awesome!

I had a friend who used to have some of those along with some other crazy plants.

I never knew what to expect when going over there xD

[frostz]

It's not going to adapt, lol. I mean like a plastic box, like a tupperware container, ans spray it every few days. Not messy at all
You might not have noticed the flower, but it's the one stalk coming out of the middle, it might look different from the rest. Make sure you're also cutting off all the dead pitchers and leaves.

The bottom line is, without it's proper growing conditions, it's not going to grow (or not very well anyways.) No or low humidity = no growth for this plant.

Also, are you feeding it anything?

well i can't feed it anything because it only has 2 remaining half withered pitchers.

My plant came in a container like the image below, but with 1.5x the amount of leaves most of it hanging over the side or climbing up my lamp post seeing as how its been a year. No pitchers except for 2 half dead ones though. I'm not sure there would be anything big enough to put over it, without actually trimming the plant..

Edited by frostz, 23 May 2011 - 12:41 PM.

[thorgal]

spray the plant only when it's night and the sun doesn't shine, because waterdrops have a magnifying glass -effect and make microburns in the leave's skin

[frostz]

spray the plant only when it's night and the sun doesn't shine, because waterdrops have a magnifying glass -effect and make microburns in the leave's skin

ultimately, i think the point is that i just gotta find a way to up the humidity around the plant..maybe i will go back to using the bag.

[frostz]

Put it in a fish tank but keep it out of direct sunlight.

oooh yea, thats a good idea, sunlight would still be able to get in, and it can be closed off to maintain humidity, i actually have a pretty big one lying around somewhere.

[crtitcmeerca]

The 'flower' of a pitcher plant is a tiny green/reddish nub that grows from the tip of one of the leaves and has the beginnings of a tentacle like look.

Depending on how big the plants are. If they are as large as the second pitcher, what you can do is:

Place within a terrainium, perhaps with the bottom part half filled with water. If you want to make it more complicated, and better for the plants, you will need a tiny filter to cycle the water, at the same time, put in an underwater heater, to slightly heat up the water. This will simulate the moist, warm temperatures that some pitchers are used to. Dont let the pitcher directly touch the water!

Decorate, and maybe have a small sunlamp outside the tank to provide sustenance and warm up your plant.

Ta-dah!

[frostz]

The 'flower' of a pitcher plant is a tiny green/reddish nub that grows from the tip of one of the leaves and has the beginnings of a tentacle like look.

Depending on how big the plants are. If they are as large as the second pitcher, what you can do is:

Place within a terrainium, perhaps with the bottom part half filled with water. If you want to make it more complicated, and better for the plants, you will need a tiny filter to cycle the water, at the same time, put in an underwater heater, to slightly heat up the water. This will simulate the moist, warm temperatures that some pitchers are used to. Dont let the pitcher directly touch the water!

Decorate, and maybe have a small sunlamp outside the tank to provide sustenance and warm up your plant.

Ta-dah!

Yep im 100% sure mine has never flowered.

Filling the botton part with water is gona rot the roots. Thats one of the things you never do with a pitcher plant. You could do that with venus fly trap though

I was thinking about putting it in a terranium, spraying some water in, and closing the lid. That should do the trick i think, assuming i can actually find my fish tank...its been so long

[crtitcmeerca]

Yep im 100% sure mine has never flowered.

Filling the botton part with water is gona rot the roots. Thats one of the things you never do with a pitcher plant. You could do that with venus fly trap though

I was thinking about putting it in a terranium, spraying some water in, and closing the lid. That should do the trick i think, assuming i can actually find my fish tank...its been so long

To clarify:
In a terranium, there is a small portion perhaps 1/5th the height of the total tank that can be filled with water so it would be versatile in accomodating amphibians and semi aquatic reptiles like terrapins and what not.

Most terraniums have a vent at the top that enables cable and wiring to enter and exit the tank. I'm suggesting that you should perhaps hang the pitcher suspended from that catch. So the roots will never come into contact with the water but a humid environment would be maintained without you needing to spray water in every 8 hours or so, and will serve to regulate some of the temperature in the tank as well, if you can get a heater for the water.

Not easy looking after a pitcher. I've had several before, and when they were big enough and resilient enough, i'd transfer them outside, as i live in a tropical climate.

[frostz]

To clarify:
In a terranium, there is a small portion perhaps 1/5th the height of the total tank that can be filled with water so it would be versatile in accomodating amphibians and semi aquatic reptiles like terrapins and what not.

Most terraniums have a vent at the top that enables cable and wiring to enter and exit the tank. I'm suggesting that you should perhaps hang the pitcher suspended from that catch. So the roots will never come into contact with the water but a humid environment would be maintained without you needing to spray water in every 8 hours or so, and will serve to regulate some of the temperature in the tank as well, if you can get a heater for the water.

Not easy looking after a pitcher. I've had several before, and when they were big enough and resilient enough, i'd transfer them outside, as i live in a tropical climate.

well i live in california, so its always dry around here. I managed to keep the pitcher plant alive, but thats about it.

Can you post a link to a good terranium? i found my fish tank but theres no proper cover on it.

[fxckyouguys]

To clarify:
In a terranium, there is a small portion perhaps 1/5th the height of the total tank that can be filled with water so it would be versatile in accomodating amphibians and semi aquatic reptiles like terrapins and what not.

Most terraniums have a vent at the top that enables cable and wiring to enter and exit the tank. I'm suggesting that you should perhaps hang the pitcher suspended from that catch. So the roots will never come into contact with the water but a humid environment would be maintained without you needing to spray water in every 8 hours or so, and will serve to regulate some of the temperature in the tank as well, if you can get a heater for the water.

Not easy looking after a pitcher. I've had several before, and when they were big enough and resilient enough, i'd transfer them outside, as i live in a tropical climate.

• Inadequate lighting is a common cause of killing pitcher plants in the homegrown environment. If you don't have a greenhouse or humid, sunny space for the plants, consider using artificial lighting. Illuminating with several cool or warm white fluorescent bulbs placed 12" (30 cm) from the plant will assist.^[6]
• Only place hardier pitcher plants in a window sill, and even then, only if you have adequate sunshine and humidity. While bathrooms are wonderfully humid, their windows are usually too dark to provide the amount of light required by the pitcher plant.^[7] Hardier pitcher plants include sundews, bladderworts, and butterworts. A Venus flytrap probably won't like being situated on a windowsill.^[8]
• Air-conditioning makes the room too dry for pitcher plants.

You could also use your bathroom and a grow light, might be a bit cheaper. ^__^ I highly recommend Googling the requirements for your specific plant if you know the spiecies.

Edited by oreo12, 24 May 2011 - 11:00 AM.

[crtitcmeerca]

Excellent sourcing by oreo12. Those would be very useful for determining placement of your pitcher plant. I'll find you a good and proper guide when i have the time. Its rather late over here and i'm running on fumes. I would recommend placing the plant somewhere that you dont mind increasing the ambient humidity of, such as the bathroom. If thats too cumbersome (not to mention the lack of easily located power sockets) you can try to place it somewhere in your home that isn't exposed to air conditioning too much. Out doors in a sealed environment with temperature and humidity control would be best though. Will keep you posted when i find some good info.

[Maloo]

It looks exactly like bellsprout LOL

[Cyo]

It looks exactly like bellsprout LOL

Except for the part where it doesn't.

[frostz]

It looks exactly like bellsprout LOL

no its more like a victreebel

[crtitcmeerca]

Wasn't there another, somewhere in the middle? A second evolutionary creature called weepinbell? Or am i confusing that with another pokemon?