Nepenthes ventricosa - Orchid Board

Greendream · #1 03-31-2012, 01:23 AM

Hi, noticed some ants on my Nepenthes ventricosa that i got from ebay. so i did a bi carb soda n vingar co2 thing, and some bi carb soda got on the plant, brushed most of it off and run it under some RO water, will it kill it?
Also any handy tips on looking after these, all ready killed one.
Thanks heaps.

Sirius · #2 03-31-2012, 01:58 PM

Ants shouldn't be too much of a problem.
The danger is that they could be moving pests from plant to plant. But otherwise I wouldn't worry too much about them.

I had a big Nepenthes collection at one time.
How to grow them - similar to intermediate orchids. High humidity, free draining bark based soil. Min temp of about 12*C. Regular waterings with "soft" (ie low in calcium carbonate) water. A bit of shading.