Question
nepenthes maxima x ven
hi Jeff and Jacob I Live in portland oregon. My plants are on a west window and 3 hours of direct sun starting at 2 in afternoon. Since the window is faceing my back yard with many trees after three hours the sun goes behind a tree shineing only a few dapples of light on my plants. My cape sundew has lots of dew and my nepenthes has made 6 + in total pitchers since last summer when I bought it. Will this slow my plants down enough to eventually give them bad health in the future or is it ok 3 hoursand maybe an hour of dappled light is good enough for my plants.
AnswerHi Shikhar,
This question is a similar to your last question. If your Nepenthes is pitchering well, it sounds like the light is good for it. A dewy Cape Sundew is also a good sign. If you have a brighter window, that would be beneficial. The biggest indicator of whether the light is adequate is the amount of redness in the plants, especially the sundew. If they are not very red, move them to a brighter window.
Good Growing!
Jeff Dallas
Sarracenia Northwest
http://www.cobraplant.com
