9 images and maybe a question or two.

[jrfxtreme]

Hey,

I was in a photo taking mood yesterday, here are some of the ones that came out better.


D. auriculata, still growing strong despite day time temps in the mid 80s! First year from seed.


An unusually thick, bushy D. auriculata.


Gotta love this species! One of my favorite Sarracenia!


N. ventricosa with its unique figure.


Ants, its whats for dinner.


R. dentata - Heuningvlei, South Africa. Now if only I had a couple caspid(?) bugs!


This plant literally drools! The nectar is extremely thick too, not watery at all. Makes me wonder how it can attract any insect without having them stuck at the pitcher opening! S. rubra ssp. gulfensis - Yellow River FL.

Ok, now for a couple questions:

Heres one of my baby seed grown cephs, are the little red dots just nectar glands?


How long does N. x ventrata have to climb before it flowers?

I've heard Nepenthes flowers stink but I can't wait to regret smelling them!

[taywf1234]

Jrfxtreme how old is that N. x ventrata?

[Michael Catalani]

Your ventrata is more than tall enough to flower. For the most part, they will flower once a year after establishing themselves to your growing area, but they can flower continuously if stressed. Some of my plants flowered whenever they pleased, and didnt seem to have any rhyme or reason to it, but for the most part, they will settle down into a yearly schedule.

[rsivertsen]

My N. ventratas were flowering when they were half that size, although some seemed to flower only after a cool spell lasting a month or so. Other plants seemed to flower at odd times, either during a cool spell, or during the onset of the summer.

[jrfxtreme]

Hi,

Does pot size affect flowering? Its been in the same 5-inchish pot for quite awhile, still grows like a weed though!

taywf1234 said:

Jrfxtreme how old is that N. x ventrata?

I've had it for about 2 or 3 years now.

[jrfxtreme]

Here are a couple more photos that I took today.


The biggest pitcher on my N. fusca - Sarawak so far!


N. rafflesiana. Common but nice.


An upper on the ventrata bush. I actually like the uppers on this more than the lowers.