Wow, I wish I could grow Nepenthes in my yard! In New Jersey, USA it
can't be done though, way too dry and we freeze through the winter.
What types of Neps are growing there?
> found anyone interested in CPs in Singapore, but just stumbled across a
> commercial nursery who for some unknoown reason brought in a cache of
> sarracenias, droseras and VFTs. I have been following the discussions on
> VFTs and I think am now quite confident about trying to grow some but I
> dont have much info on the sarrs and droseras. Are they as finicky as the
Sarracenia and VFT have very similar needs but Sarrs are much larger.
Drosera are very diverse so in order to get good growing tips you would
need to know the species name or at least where they are from. Generally
though, temperate Drosera can be grown right in same pot as VFT and Sarrs.
> VFTs, and do they need the dormant periods as much? Also how do you think
> they will handle high humidity and tropical temps throughout the year?
> The plants have been in the nursery for about a month and they look
> reasonably healthy still.
That may change fast so if you do want to get them the sooner the better.
I don't know how Sarrs will do in the tropics but when I grew a S. pur-
purea under lights for two years straight it began to grow warped leaves
and it's health declined. These plants really do need a rest, while I'm
not sure about ways of tricking the plants into thinking it's winter,
others on the list might be able to give you that info.
Dave Evans