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Planting bare root nepenthes

14 years ago

Ok, so I'm getting a shipment of rare Nepenthes from Wistuba real soon. Problem is that they're all going to be bare root and I have no idea how to care for bare roots. Especially with rare plants like these, I don't want to take any chances. I will be receiving N. villosa, N. macrophylla, N. hamata, and N. lowii.

Any tips on how to care for bare roots would be greatly appreciated.

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taz6122
14 years ago
Just be gentle with the roots when planting them. Put the media in dry and in layers and spray those layers as you put them in. This will allow the media to fill the voids between individual roots without have to pack it in and damage the roots. Use a well draining mix of sphagnum peat,perlite and orchid bark. Rain, RO or distilled water.
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