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Post by buckcity on Mar 17, 2011 21:55:52 GMT -5
Hi interested parties. Has anyone tried H.ciliata (Lowland?) Ordered one tonight from Dr. Wistuba. Copied the description: "Ever heared about a real lowland Heliamphora? Here it is! This plant grows below 1000 meters above sea level. After having more experience in cultivating this species by this time, we can safely state that this while still extremely rare in is collections, this isan easy plant to grow. Highly recommended!" (< www.heliamphora.de/shop/heliamphora/index.php >.) Any advice for this North Florida gardener? |
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Post by jeff on Mar 21, 2011 2:06:16 GMT -5
I have this specie , here in europe they are not rare in cultivate  in cultivate same condition that the others. in south america there are not a lowland and highland species , this term is valid just for the south-east asia area. These area ( 600 to 1200 m ) like the gran sabana are named "hill lands" by the geographer jeff |
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Post by Brian Barnes on Mar 21, 2011 15:23:18 GMT -5
Hey Buck, In my conditions, H. ciliata grows just as easily as H. heterodoxa x minor or H. heterodoxa "Gran Sabana"....... Try not to let it get over 80F for too long, IMO..... Brian |
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Post by jeff on Mar 23, 2011 4:11:21 GMT -5
some others infos.
like substrat 2 possibility as his juvenil cultivation
- blond peat , vermiculite 50/50
- sphagnum ,perlite 50/50
see their root , if they are long and white use the second substrat.
always with 80-90 air hygrometry and always rain water in the pitcher .
if you are the possibility use alive insects.
jeff
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Post by jeff on Mar 24, 2011 2:03:26 GMT -5
my ciliata ( in the middle)  jeff |
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Post by Brian Barnes on Mar 24, 2011 7:40:09 GMT -5
Looking good, Jeff... How much light do they receive? Brian |
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Post by jeff on Mar 25, 2011 2:12:48 GMT -5
my terra is in front of a window in south , then full sun all the year but specialy after the winter solstice( no strong UV here , I am no in altitude )
I use no artificial light for my heliamphora to have red pitcher, it is a choice , I make also a lot of energy-saving ;D
jeff
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Post by jcreef on Mar 31, 2011 17:11:59 GMT -5
I got excited there for a second... lowland! Bellow 1,000 meters is kind of an open range Beautiful though! Let us know how it goes for ya Buck. -Jc Miami, Florida |
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Post by jcreef on Apr 1, 2011 22:27:25 GMT -5
Oh Jeff, how I envy you! That is a VERY energy efficient setup - I wish I could grow them so simply I have tons of lighting wattage, water pumps, and not to mention the tank is connected to the central air conditioning In other words, the house can never go higher than 73! Lets just say I have a VERY expensive electric bill Happy growing, -Jc Miami, Florida |
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Post by buckcity on May 21, 2011 20:35:15 GMT -5
Have had my "hill land" or low altitude H.ciliata for a few months now. Am growing it outside in a dish of rain water. It has experienced some ninety degree (32 plus celsius) temperatures already and is putting out new pitchers. I hate to kill plants but I am very interested to see if it is able to survive a north Florida summer.   |
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Post by buckcity on May 29, 2011 13:25:16 GMT -5
Still growing outside in near one hundred degree weather.   |
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Post by buckcity on Jul 7, 2011 21:45:19 GMT -5
Really admire this plant for thriving in extended heat.  |
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