My New Nepenthes/Utricularia Setup

Terrestrial & Epiphytic Utricularia

Back in Concord, I had one 55-gallon terrarium that I had all my plants growing in. Now, I have a 55 gallon, 40 gallon, and 30 gallon. The 30 gallon, above, I'm using for terrestrial and epiphytic Utricularia. They're one of my best trade/sale items, so I figured it made sense to give them a tank of their own.

Highland Nepenthes

Many of my highland Nepenthes, as in Concord, are not in a tank. Those sit on a wire rack in a tray of very shallow water. A room mister increases the humidity dramatically which, during the day, is dropped remarkably by the air conditioner which I bought just for the plants. (Talk about spoiled!)

In the highland tank above, I keep the plants that need a little bit more of a temperature drop at night as well as the highland seedlings. (I don't have any lowland seedlings at the moment). In another post, I'll link to the items I bought and provide brief reviews.

Lowland Nepenthes

The lowland Nepenthes, which can only be barely made out through the mist, are kept, on average, 10 degrees or so warmer than the highlanders. Their setup isn't as refined as the highlanders, yet, but small steps. Both have a temperature gauge, which is the white cord you see in the photo above, so I can be sure neither get too hot nor too cold.

Lowlanders
Nepenthes ampullaria 'Bau Green' on the right

The lowlander tank looks a bit more like a jungle than the highlander tank. Many of the lowlanders have grown rapidly. The three bicals, two amps, and kongkandana have all grown quite large, with leaves reaching nearly a foot in length. A little more than a year ago, all had a leaf span of maybe three inches. I'm sure I'll soon have to get a bigger setup for the lowlanders, and start propagating some of the larger ones.