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Hi.
I have a few nepenthes but I am not sure if I could be growing them in me region. I live in L.A. in California.
It gets extremely hot in day and night in the summer with very low humidity.
But in the winter if can stay around 60-65 all day long with 50 degree night.
Which plant would be ideal to grow in this area?
I am on a limited budget.
Thanks!
Hi Jin,
Several Nepenthes can grow well in the Los Angeles area. Many intermediate and highland plants will do well with those temperatures, but growth will be slow during the winter. Plants may also not produce pitchers until the days get longer. I'll give you a short list of plants to try:
Nepenthes x ventrata or deRoose's alata
Nepenthes x miranda
Nepenthes sanguinea, orange form.
Most Nepenthes maxima hybrids
Nepenthes truncata, highland forms
All of these are very easy growers, and will adapt to lower humidity.
I'm also giving you a link to a website that may prove useful. The author is in the L.A. are. He took his growing area photos down, but I know he grows most of his plant outdoors, and has lots of individual plant pictures. http://www.nepenthesaroundthehouse.com/
Good Growing!
Jeff Dallas
Sarracenia Northwest
http://www.cobraplant.com
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