Borneo Exotics @ Singapore Garden Festival 2008

[cindy]

PART 1 - The Unglams

Photos taken during the set-up.







The team members. Firstly, Venurajith and Indranathna.


The team leader, Rob.


The concept designer, Diana, and Phill.


The bon bons.


No guessing who's derriere that is.


Crate of BE plants!


Another team member, Bala, with Helliamphora.


Artist Will and Gladys.

[cindy]

Part 2 - The Glamour and the Glamourous

The highlight of the show - The Black Truncata




One of the contract worker couldn't resist being photographed with the pitcher.


The glams - black truncata and its proud growers.

[cindy]

Part 3 - Mr Rumphius and his Fantasy Garden

Sitting in the study is Georg Eberhard Rumphius. Next to him is Madushi.


In his fantasy garden...












Venura and Madushi couldn't resist too, despite seeing the black N. truncata all the time in Sri Lanka.

[Brian Barnes]

Hi Cindy,
WOW....such absolutely exceptional plants and photos.
I would definitely like to spend a few hours staring and drooling in The Fantasy Garden! ;D Looks like a total blast indeed.
Thanks for sharing those...
Happy Growing,
Brian.

[cindy]

Part 4 - The sales booth

The calm before the storm. After that, the sales volume shot sky high!


Tony Lamb was with us and he autographed his book "Pitcher Plants of Borneo".


Madushi, now as sales manager.


Will, at the sales booth with his artwork in the foreground.

[cindy]

Part 5 - The whole jing gang, including Mr Rumphius ;D

Rob, Mr Rumphius and Will.


Will seemed extremely pleased to be sniffed at the ear. LMAO Ahem, mind you...that hand is Mr Rumphius'.


Guess who's the prankster behind all these shots...






Who else but Phill!


Meanwhile Diana and Jerry were having some very serious discussion, over a rajah-pitcher-full-of-Heineken.


Back to Mr Rumphius and his pals.


And the jolly good rajah pitcher!


Finally, the group shots.

[Clint]

WOW! Awesome pics, Cindy! Thank you!

I had no idea the black N. truncata was THAT big. I so hope someday one like that will be put in vitro.

[elgecko]

Thanks for sharing those great pics.

[cindy]

More photos of plants to come after I download the photos from my camera.

[droseraguy]

Good Grief that thing is big and beautiful. Nice photos of everyone, looks like all had a good time. Thanks Cindy.

[cindy]

Mr Rumphius wonders...what species of Nepenthes will his garden of fantasy have...


Wandering into the Garden of Fantasy, the season of mist unfolds...


...with Neps hanging from the branches.




N. truncata 'Pasian'


N. spatulata


N. sibuyanensis




N. ventricosa


N. spectabilis

[cindy]

N. veitchii (Bario form)










Clumps of Heliamphora




For comparison of the two forms:

N. truncata 'Pasian'


'Black Truncata'

[vraev]

seriously that black truncata is just impeccable. I really hope that BE can make some plants available in the future. This plant is a potential gold mine.

[stevestewart]

Cindy,

Thanks for sharing!
Amazing plants!
I am glad you piqued my curiosity about Mr. Rumphius. The story of his life is very inspirational! I hope others take the time to do a brief read about him.

Take care,
Steven Stewart

[cindy]

Varun, if my pathetic memory don't fail me that truncata on display is female.

I am glad everyone enjoyed the photos. So if you don't mind the overdose...here are more!

Wait, we have a guest! Mr Vic Brown!


After all that beer, a lowii?


I had to taste the nectar...it was rancid after a week of the display.


N. ampullaria 'Cantley's red'


N. ampullaria 'Harlequin'


N. spatulata


N. x 'Gardentech' - N. ampullaria x ventricosa


N. copelandii


N. spectabilis 'giant'


N. rajah




N. veitchii 'bario' - my favourite