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Post by koifish on Oct 2, 2020 22:09:08 GMT -5
bonfield I actually heard in some parts of asia they put rice in it. I hope they washed the pitchers lol
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Post by gj on Oct 2, 2020 23:45:15 GMT -5
koifish, that reminded me of a store we used to have a store in Stratford that sold bugs in candy haha. Never got around to giving it a try. flytrap, I'm envious of your time spent with such amazing plants in their natural habitat. The variability in ampullarias certainly makes them a particularly interesting species to me. I'll keep sharing pics of them in the future if you keep giving us peeks at your fantastic collection of wild nep photos!
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Post by bonfield on Oct 3, 2020 2:11:29 GMT -5
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Post by ellsie on Oct 4, 2020 13:50:10 GMT -5
ellsie , I've seen that done with vanilla and Monstera plants, it would certainly look pretty sweet! Though I imagine I'd have to find something that wasn't made out of some sort of metal if it is in the pot, as it might not appreciate the rust that I would imagine would be inevitable. Do you know whether, after training it a little, an ampullaria will cling to the pole like veitchii do when they climb trees? , I've seen trellis cages made of a similar plastic material as the stakes used for orchids. Would that work? Although I'm not 100% sure how that would hold up when exposed to long intervals of lighting used for CPs. As for ampullaria training, I'm actually eagerly following members on this forum and admiring all of your mature ampullarias, as mine is still in the "l hope this is an amp even though the pitchers look like rafflesiana" stage  |
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Post by ellsie on Oct 4, 2020 17:05:35 GMT -5
Thanks again for sharing this bonfield! I also find it interesting that the ampullaria peristomes appear to be removed before the pitchers are used to steam the regional delicacy! |
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Post by gj on Oct 4, 2020 18:43:45 GMT -5
ellsie, I just came across some moss pole pages that suggest using a small pvc pipe wrapped in moss, secured with fishing line. That might be workable since it's all plastic, and might require less moss since one need only wrap it with moss, rather than fill some sort of cage with it. It also saves needing any sort of central support in the pole due to the sturdiness of the pvc. I'll have to check when the plants were last repotted. If it was recently done, I might just find a bamboo pole or something to secure the plant to (if I can without breaking it). If it's due for a repot in the near future however, maybe I'll see if I can incorporate the moss pole directly into a pot so it can hopefully wick moisture up, and potentially even allow me to grow live moss on it. Might make for a neat project! I wasn't sure if treating it like a climber was appropriate for ampullaria, as many of the pictures I've seen of them show them sprawling across what looks to be pretty wet forest floors, but one of flytrap's photos seems to show a vine that appears to be following some small trees upward, and I just came across the picture in the link here which seems to suggest they'll take advantage of a nearby tree if given the opportunity. 
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Post by ellsie on Oct 4, 2020 20:41:34 GMT -5
gj, that definitely sounds like a neat and doable project! And PVC should withstand the long light exposures required to grow CPs. Not to mention how easy this would be to water! I am definitely interested in seeing how your "ampullaria training" will go; l think the end result will look spectacular!
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Post by gj on Nov 18, 2020 13:58:16 GMT -5
The smaller, deep red amp in this group has put out the cutest little pitcher on a newly formed basal. This little guy, with its mottled red and green pitcher, and stripy green peristome looks almost nothing like the more mature pitchers with their deep wine red pitchers, and red peristome with very dark stripes.  |
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Post by gj on May 13, 2021 22:07:56 GMT -5
Found a neat looking little pitcher on one of my amps hiding against the wall higher up on the plant behind some other leaves. It's mouth is more teardrop shaped than the pitchers lower down on the plant, and almost looks like its turning out as if it were trying to make an intermediate pitcher. Would be neat to eventually get to see one of those rarer ampullaria uppers!  |
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Post by gj on Oct 24, 2021 13:04:37 GMT -5
From the smaller of the two red pitchering plants, the peristome on this one caught my eye the other night.  |
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Post by gj on May 23, 2022 13:07:24 GMT -5
Apologies for not posting more frequently as of late. I started a new job a month ago, and the hours have been nuts! Here's an update on that little basal from a few posts ago in this thread! Thinking it might be time to up the pot size for several plants in the lowland tent.  |
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Post by dvg on May 24, 2022 17:28:26 GMT -5
Those ampullaria pitchers look awesome gj ! dvg |
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Post by gj on May 24, 2022 19:09:39 GMT -5
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Post by ellsie on May 25, 2022 14:21:06 GMT -5
Wow, I could stare at all those basal pitchers all day.....reminds me of an overcrowded nest of baby birds begging for food! Good growing gj! |
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Post by dvg on May 25, 2022 19:20:56 GMT -5
.....reminds me of an overcrowded nest of baby birds begging for food! Haha, that is a lot of mouths to feed! gj - care to share what you feed this one and how often?  dvg |
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