Signs Of Insufficient Light

Signs Of Insufficient Light#421338

By Joshua09 -  Mon Oct 03, 2022 9:38 am
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- Mon Oct 03, 2022 9:38 am #421338

I want to know the signs that the nepenthes have the insufficient light. Thank you.

Re: Signs Of Insufficient Light#421400

By scarlet-moon-83 -  Tue Oct 04, 2022 8:20 am
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- Tue Oct 04, 2022 8:20 am #421400

From personal experience, insufficient lights usually lead to lack of pitchers development. Or relatively smaller pitchers. Or only able to develope pitchers on one branch but not on the others branches (ie when nepenthes has basal shoots).

And I found this interesting article about pitchers to leaf size ratio affected by light strength
https://www.carnivero.com/pages/nepenth ... t-response

Re: Signs Of Insufficient Light#421416

By DragonsEye -  Tue Oct 04, 2022 3:54 pm
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- Tue Oct 04, 2022 3:54 pm #421416

I would agree. IME, lack of pitchering and insufficient light tend to go hand in hand. Internode length (length of stem between successive leaves) is also affected by the amount of light. Less light results in longer internodes. More light gives shorter internodes and stouter stems.

Blessed are the "cracked" ... for it is they who let in the light.

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