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My heliamphora are starting to look real nice, and I wanted to show them off! This post is pure species only - soon I'll do one with just my hybrids. Heliamphora sometimes get a bad rap as difficult to grow, but I grow all of mine in intermediate conditions at about 60% humidity. I've also found that heliamphora love water directly in their pitchers - this makes sense since most tepuis receive on the order of 50 feet of rain a year. Most of my helis are in a mix of LFS, coco coir, and perlite, however I've now switched to a mix of Fluval stratum and pumice for new divisions and cuttings, and that seems to be a far better mix for them.

H. Exappendiculata “Ewok”

This is my personal favorite pure species that I have. The colors are gorgeous and even the unopened pitchers look incredible.





H. Exappendiculata

Typical Exappendiculata isn't bad either - I wish it would color up more (it's at the exact same conditions as my "Ewok"), but maybe this particular clone is just greener.



H. Neblinae

Neblinae gets a reputation as being fussy - and I think this is at least partially true. When I first got it, all the pitchers died and I thought it was a goner, but after a week or two another pitcher popped up from the growth point, and now it's thriving (in intermediate conditions and 60% humidity)!



H. Purpurascens

This is definitely living up to its name.



H. Ionasi “Golden Form, Ilu Tepui”

This is my best looking of the 4 I have - for whatever reason they just aren't having a super good time, but they're finally recovering from import after a couple months and will hopefully put out some nice pitchers soon.



H. Ciliata “Gran Sabana, Venezuela”

Ciliata is an oddity - it's a lowland heliamphora, and seems to love the heat. I'm looking forward to adult pitchers.



H. Pulchella “Churi Tepui”

I've had this for about 9 months and it still only puts out juvenile pitchers, but at least it's making new growth points!



H. Minor var. pilosa

I'd wanted one of these ever since I knew they existed, and finally managed to snag a very tiny division for a cheap price earlier this year. I'm really looking forward to adult pitchers, but even the juvenile pitchers have some nice hair on them.



H. Nutans

And lastly, my first heliamphora. I didn't know what I was doing at the time, so it's a miracle it's still alive.

They look great! Thanks for sharing! My helis are starting to look better too. They were in low-ish humidity and low light for a while when I was working on upgrading my set up. Now that I have an Ikea cabinet with hight humidity and sufficient lighting, they're thriving!

awesome! Can you share some insight on the egg crate on the “vertical” surfaces in the photo? Are they used for something?

Supercazzola wrote:awesome! Can you share some insight on the egg crate on the “vertical” surfaces in the photo? Are they used for something?

I get some use out of the walls by using the egg-crate to mount my larger (and vining) Nepenthes that would otherwise take up too much space in my floor trays or on the shelves! Once I re-organize it and get another for the other side of the tent, I plan on doing the same with orchids and other taller epiphytes

cnrose wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 4:41 pm

Supercazzola wrote:awesome! Can you share some insight on the egg crate on the “vertical” surfaces in the photo? Are they used for something?

I get some use out of the walls by using the egg-crate to mount my larger (and vining) Nepenthes that would otherwise take up too much space in my floor trays or on the shelves! Once I re-organize it and get another for the other side of the tent, I plan on doing the same with orchids and other taller epiphytes

Are they hung from hanging pots or is there some other space saving pot, like a half circle that you place the flat side against the crate? Or is the fact that they can be at different levels vertically how you’re saving space ?

Supercazzola wrote:

cnrose wrote: ↑Mon Sep 19, 2022 4:41 pm

Supercazzola wrote:awesome! Can you share some insight on the egg crate on the “vertical” surfaces in the photo? Are they used for something?

I get some use out of the walls by using the egg-crate to mount my larger (and vining) Nepenthes that would otherwise take up too much space in my floor trays or on the shelves! Once I re-organize it and get another for the other side of the tent, I plan on doing the same with orchids and other taller epiphytes

Are they hung from hanging pots or is there some other space saving pot, like a half circle that you place the flat side against the crate? Or is the fact that they can be at different levels vertically how you’re saving space ?

I use these hooks to hang each pot from the grid. I have to make an incision in most pots to attach them to the hook, which I use a fruit paring knife and a gas burner for

I was thinking of doing a similar thing but came across this product which is a little bit cheaper than egg crate in my neck of the woods. I like the larger holes.