How old is my N. sanguinea and when will it be mature?

How old is my N. sanguinea and when will it be mature?#152080

By Exotic Gardener -  Sat Aug 25, 2012 4:03 am
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- Sat Aug 25, 2012 4:03 am #152080

I have a small N. sanguinea that I got from www.wellspringgardens.org. It has a leafspan of 3.5 inches and pitchers around 2.5 inches. How old do you think it is? How many inches in leafspan do they grow a year? When will it be mostly mature?

I am growing it under high output T5 lights. It is 9 inches from the lights, around 55% humidity, 85F day temps, and around 65F to 70F night temps.

Re: How old is my N. sanguinea and when will it be mature?#152553

By Exotic Gardener -  Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:27 am
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- Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:27 am #152553

Ok, does ANYBODY know the answers to any of the above questions?

Re: How old is my N. sanguinea and when will it be mature?#152633

By snapperhead51 -  Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:15 am
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- Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:15 am #152633

it depends on if the plant is a x-vitro or seed grown plant, and many neps grow at different rates of growth, this will all so depend on your climate control light and humidity, the sang's usually grow reasonably quickly in suitable conditions, usually find tank grown plants are slower than natural light G/H plants as well , so its not a given to tell how old your plant is , as there are to many variables and we dont know how you grow your plant , but as a guess about 3 year old ?? usually in perfect climate it can reach maturity in 4 to 5 years , with adult lower pitchers
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