I was complaining a month ago about the colour of my Heliamphora heterodoxa from Ptari tepui:
It wasn't red enough to my taste, especially when compared to some of the wild plants. Well, it seems that the extended cold period has helped to improve the coloration a bit:
This is the plant in December:
Compared to the wild population there's still a margin of progress but this plant is on a good way.
I have clearly noticed that, in my conditions, plants get more colourful at the winter season. I've been asked several times what kind of lights I'm using. Well, these are just tubes, ladies and gentlemen. I think that when it comes to growing marshpitchers (not talking here of warm tolerant plants like H. ciliata or H. heterodoxa from Gran Sabana), the key is very good lights combined with cool temperatures. That's why this genus thrives in winter for me.
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