Of the many things we care for in our garden, having some Carnivorous plants was also one to have.
Plants are tricky. A lot of information they pass. And depending on where you are and what plants you are with, the results can vary. The Nepenthes family isn’t native to where I live but I still wanted to have them. While not impossible, though a difficult task to bring up such species.
So plants are tricky; tricky because they are saying things all the time; but all you need to decode those signals is time and patience, to closely observe to what they exhibit and then try to relate.
Thankfully the Nepenthes have pitchered well.
My very first attempt resulted in a failure. Now that I’ve been able to grow a young plant to have it fruit many pitchers, I conclude that the first plant I got was an unhealthy one. The same does reflect in the picture that I took.
This was the second attempt with a different one. Thankfully, this one has prospered. The pitchers that follow are all from this plant.
Nepenthes
It is a tropical pitcher plant found in the rain forests. Caring for them can be very very tricky.
The below pictures/videos are in order, as and when they developed.
March 2022
The very first pitcher blooms
April 2022
The second pitcher
May 2022
Moar pitchers
June 2022
Pitchers, Pitchers….
July 2022
Many more to follow….
More on YouTube Playlist: Nepenthes
Pests
Thankfully, so far, no pest problems have occurred. Possibly, because the usual pests are part of the diet.
Care Tips
Bottom line is that you need to ensure your Nepenthes has the Tropical Rain Forest type habitat. Whatever it takes, build that.