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Post by hcarlton on Mar 22, 2013 0:55:14 GMT
Hey all, Decided to share some pics of my nepenthes: N. rafflesiana Brunei Giant Red N. ampullaria 'Harlequin' N. spectabilis "giant" An 8 1/2" pitcher on N. 'Miranda,' my largest so far N. x mixta N. ventricosa x gymnamphora N. izumiae x truncata ("Black Dragon?") Enjoy!
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Post by hcarlton on Jun 6, 2013 5:05:21 GMT
Adding some more pics to the list: N. 'Song of Melancholy' N. ventricosa "red" And a newer pitcher on the ventricosa x gymnamphora
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coline
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Post by coline on Jun 6, 2013 10:35:05 GMT
Great pitchers you have there!
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Post by hcarlton on Aug 7, 2013 5:57:17 GMT
Was feeding all my plants today, and decided to pull this one out to see just how big it really was..... wasn't expecting that size.... N. ampullaria Harlequin This thing has 3 main vines, one nearly 2 feet long and actually starting to vine, and at least 2 of the famous "carpet basals" Anyone know how big these guys have to get before they flower?
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Post by bluemax on Aug 18, 2013 20:07:25 GMT
Quite the specimen plant! And I thought N. ampullaria was one of the 'little ones'.
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Post by hcarlton on Aug 19, 2013 5:11:06 GMT
Oh no, it's definitely one of the big boys. This guy seems to still have quite a ways to go!
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Post by hcarlton on Dec 12, 2013 18:05:48 GMT
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Post by hcarlton on Jan 9, 2014 5:49:02 GMT
More pics! N. BE sp. 1: new pitcher And an older pitcher N. truncata Lowland SG: this guy has some good color in the pitchers, and major size to him, so I can't wait to see what he does when full grown. N. graciliflora "Pink" The newest and biggest pitcher on my clipeata x (clipeata x eymae), it just opened too And N. 'Gentle'. It seems the best way to tell this guy and 'Miranda apart is the seriously stretched look of the whole pitcher, and the leaves have a very decurrent tip
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maiden
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Post by maiden on Jan 12, 2014 15:43:42 GMT
Nice plants ! I love your sanguinea, thanks for sharing
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Post by sykosarah on Jan 19, 2014 20:18:08 GMT
Wow, these are beautiful! You have quite the green thumb.
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Post by hcarlton on Jan 22, 2014 15:44:55 GMT
And more pics to share! N. 'Miranda' lower pitcher, hiding behind the light cord And the upper One of the better pitchers on one of my N. ventricosa "red" And 2 of the 4 pitchers on the ventricosa x gymnamphora: I love the pattern on these guys! N. 'Rokko' Exotica N. truncata Lowland SG: biggest pitcher so far N. "Viking" #19 x (maxima x trusmadiensis) N. talangensis: this one is actually a rather easy grower for me The new pitcher on N. clipeata x (clipeata x eymae) And my group of SG N. eustachya "red," Bukit Barisan Lower on 'Rebecca Soper' And the upper Glamour shots of my N. graciliflora "Pink": you can see how much the pitchers change color The mouth on the N. 'Gentle' fascinates me And pitchers on 2 separate growth points on N. copelandii Enjoy!
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Post by sykosarah on Jan 22, 2014 16:19:54 GMT
I was looking into getting a nepenthes for my growing collection, but I am concerned they would get too big. Any varieties that stay small enough that, say, one who moves in and out of a college dorm wouldn't have an issue transporting it (fits in a 1 ft pot for years, maybe even a pygmy variety)?
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Post by hcarlton on Jan 23, 2014 4:58:36 GMT
The only plants I can think of that might work for a situation like that (and you'd still have the concern of repotting every few years) would be things like one of the miniature N. maxima, or difficult species like argentii, talangensis, micramphora, etc. You might be able to get away with stunting a ventrata or ventricosa for a while, but eventually even those like big pots.
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Post by sykosarah on Jan 23, 2014 13:33:22 GMT
I will look for miniature N. maxima then, or ventricosa, and see if I can move on to more difficult species. I just love nepenthes so much, but they get so big I couldn't possibly house most of them. Then again, a highland species might not be so bad in my mother's cold house (she likes it 65 degrees in the winter, it sucks) but I could always get one of those plant heaters and lights for the day, and then it would get the coolness it wanted at night. And nepenthes are so pretty my mom might actually not mind it so much.
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Post by carnivorousstu on Jan 23, 2014 15:43:00 GMT
you could try spectabilis. I don't find mine grows very fast. In about a year its only grown by an inch of so and thats kept under a grow light for 16 hours a day.
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