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If a nepenthes is a ventricosa hybrid, can I assume it will be easy to grow? More specifically, would a veitchii x ventricosa be a good windowsill plant?

I've heard somewhere that fuzzy leaved plants (maxima, veitchii, etc.) are able to handle lower humidity, and ventricosa (from personal experience and popular consensus) seems to be a windowsill weed. In theory, then, a hybrid between the two would grow well on a windowsill.

Sanguinea is my window weed of choice its makes some nice hybrids.

I’m in the middle of acclimating a Northiana to house conditions. It’s already threw out a leaf since it’s been in the bag(I’m halfway through).

How warm is your house @Camden M? Idk how you're gonna keep a Northiana alive on a windowsill.

Well again, I am acclimating it so keep that in mind. My house temps usually seem to always linger around 78 on warmer days and 73 on cooler days. I have about 60% RH year round since I’m on the water. The person I got it from had like 70% RH and an *average* temperature of 77 for their lowland greenhouse. I figured “It’s growing great for them why not aclimate it a little and have it in my bedroom?” I can update its status a little while later if you’d like.

Oh wait. I misspelled the title. It was supposed to be “Are All Ventricosa Hybrids Good Windowsill Growers”. Sorry about the confusion.

I ordered a veitchii x ventricosa from Carnivero. It was only $14. Carnivero mentioned that they should be easy growers.

Bluefire wrote: ↑Sun Aug 07, 2022 9:11 pm I've heard somewhere that fuzzy leaved plants (maxima, veitchii, etc.) are able to handle lower humidity, and ventricosa (from personal experience and popular consensus) seems to be a windowsill weed. In theory, then, a hybrid between the two would grow well on a windowsill.

Hopefully your theory is right. Here is a screenshot from https://www.carnivorousplants.co.uk:

I'll be trying to acclimate my veitchii (at least one of them) to the windowsill shortly so we'll see how that goes. I may also try to acclimate some other plants that I've heard can be grown that way.

Tell us how it turns out.

Search YouTube for Windowsill Nepenthes. Remy has some good videos on ones he would buy from carnivero and other retailers. It will at least help you to learn what he says grows well for him in windowsill..

Sundews69 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 07, 2022 10:48 pm How warm is your house @Camden M? Idk how you're gonna keep a Northiana alive on a windowsill.

Update!

I’d say after 5 days of continuous(but slow) growth it’s settled in.

Camden M wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 11:37 am

Sundews69 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 07, 2022 10:48 pm How warm is your house @Camden M? Idk how you're gonna keep a Northiana alive on a windowsill.

Update!

I’d say after 5 days of continuous(but slow) growth it’s settled in.

Looking good!

My top Ventricosa hybrid hopeful ATM.
cant wait to see how the adult pitchers look