Highland Nepenthes terrarium

[Joanie]

I use Eheim compacton 1000
link : https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/compacton-1000-264-gph-eheim.html

Thanks

 

[Levan rajah]

A new series of photos :

 

[coconut]

Very very nice... What are the T setting for day ? and night ?

 

[Levan rajah]

Hi ! the day temperature is 21-23°C / 69-73°F and the night temperature is 12-13°C / 53-55°F.

 

[Sib]

too bad your moss is soo unhappy hehehe

looking good

 

[Dogrem]

You use xaxim for the back wall? So cool!
That reminds me my Dendrobates terrarium back in the days hehe

 

[Levan rajah]

hi all! could someone tell me what is this variety of sphagnum?

because I would like to replace the one in my pots because I have been told that red sphagnum grows quite slowly... the variety of sphagnum that I have grows really too fast and the plants are often buried. my sphagnum :

 

[Levan rajah]

Hi all ! Here’s some few photos of my nepenthes.
the whole setup :

N.Glabrata

N.Jamban

N.Hamata

N.Dubia

 

[Levan rajah]

Hi everyone !

After selling most of my collection due to a move, I made a small terrarium with my favorite plants that I just couldn’t part with.
(My N. hamata, which I’ve had for 5 years now, two cuttings of N. dubia, and lots of N. glabrata cuttings).

Here’s my little piece of jungle: at the back, I put some xaxim and added some dry Rhododendron ferrugineum branches (which I collected in the Pyrenees). Some ferns started growing on their own, to my surprise (probably thanks to the xaxim).

I also added 3 Neoregelia species, but I’ve forgotten their names.

It’s been almost a year now and everything is growing well — I had to trim the sphagnum moss because it was getting really invasive.

4 cuttings of N. glabrata that are growing really well and forming a little jungle:

two cuttings of N. dubia

When I took cuttings from my N. glabrata, I had a leftover piece of vine, about 20 cm long, which I thought was dead. I planted it in the xaxim with the branches to add to the jungle vibe, and five months later, this new shoot appeared!

And finally, my N. hamata, which I’ve now had for 5 years:

 

[Avery]

Nice plants! Where did you get the hamata? It looks like a cross between hamata and nigra.

 

[Levan rajah]

Thank you for your reply ! I bought this N. hamata from someone 5 years ago, he sold it to me as a Nepenthes hamata ‘Katopasa’ from Wistuba (it had the tag, but I lost it). I’ve always wondered if it might be a hybrid, though, because the teeth do look quite small compared to a typical hamata.

 

[Levan rajah]

However, here’s a photo of the plant from 2–3 years ago, and it really does look like a true hamata rather than a hybrid.

Soon I’m planning to buy other types of N. hamata like Lumut, Tambusisi, etc. because I’m not sure if this one is a hybrid.

 

[Avery]

That’s cool! I have one of those Katopasa hamata as well. Pretty sure mine also has some nigra influence. Either way it’s an awesome plant!! And quite uncommon in cultivation.