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Post by hcarlton on Mar 23, 2014 4:50:32 GMT
Very carefully. Actually, it's not really that hard, I just hold the vine up until I have the plant somewhere where I can repot, then just lean it against something until it's nestled in its new pot. Nepenthes are hardy plants, the stem isn't going to snap or something while you're repotting it as long as you don't do something like drop it.
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Post by sykosarah on Mar 23, 2014 18:44:39 GMT
Still sounds like a bit of a balancing act. Good to know they won't mind a bit of roughness so long as it isn't on their roots though, some CPs and other plants are hard to repot because they are delicate. Or in the case of cacti, because they can hurt you.
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Post by hcarlton on Apr 4, 2014 14:30:56 GMT
More pics Newest pitcher on 'Rokko' Exotica And, my first good pitcher on N. 'Lang' (mirabilis Australia x mixta) Viking #19 x (maxima x trusmadiensis) is getting bigger, and darker Newly opened x mixta pitcher: difference I've noted between this plant and 'Miranda' is that the peristome tends to stay more candy striped instead of darkening, and there's less outside pitcher mottling This is definitely a winning clone: SG spathulata x jacquelineae BE clone of glabrata and its first pitcher If you look closely you can see all 4: N. attenboroughii seedlings! Until they reach an inch across I will probably be having anxiety attacks over these guys every day One of the new, very large pitchers on 'Rebecca Soper' Smorgasbord of amp Harlequin pitchers and basals And, clearer pictures of the rafflesiana "Brunei Giant Red BE-88" Lastly (inermis x singalana) x mira
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Post by sykosarah on Apr 4, 2014 18:28:44 GMT
Where do you get your seeds for nepenthes? I am just wondering because seeds are always cheaper than buying grown plants and if I am successful with these first two that I have gotten then of course I am going to want a bit more variety. Plus, seeds give the opportunity for female plants and breeding crosses although there is a small chance that one of the plants I already have is female, as neither apparently have been gendered (asked the people I bought them from) and they are seed grown. Man, these things are going to take over my house and dorm XD
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Post by hcarlton on Apr 4, 2014 20:06:13 GMT
Seeds of Nepenthes are available very sporadically, unfortunately. Occasionally you will find someone doing giveaways, or when your plants mature you can make your own crosses (as I've done multiple times), or even ore rarely you will find them in the seedbank or on eBay for sale.
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Post by sykosarah on Apr 4, 2014 20:17:16 GMT
Well that sucks -_-, and making my own crosses relies upon the plants I have being of different gender and flowering close together time wise.
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Post by hcarlton on Apr 5, 2014 5:09:37 GMT
No, it relies on finding someone who has the opposite gender from the plant you have, and is willing to make the cross between the two. As of yet, I have not flowered any female plants, so nothing is fully my cross and my own, but they are half mine. If the first plant to flower is male, pollen can be stored in a freezer for up to a year, though.
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Post by hcarlton on Apr 16, 2014 14:34:54 GMT
N. merrilliana x campanulata is finally showing some color, and bigger size Newest and so far best looking pitcher on hamata x platychila The mira is definitely showing in the peristome: (inermis x singalana) x mira spathulata x jacquelineae: that peristome looks black it's so dark purple now Largest amp Harlequin pitcher yet, at nearly 3 inches tall And the newest pitcher on N. Viking #19 x (maxima x trusmadiensis)
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Post by hcarlton on Apr 22, 2014 1:11:02 GMT
Some more to share: Fat 'Miranda' pitcher. I think the intermediates look the best, since they have the cornucopia shape of uppers, but they retain the deep color patterns and wide, dark cherry peristomes of the lowers Larger intermediate on 'Rokko' Exotica the SG lowland truncata made a HUGE jump in size with the last leaf I think x ventrata is very underrated. Nice, elegant pitchers, and an interesting color combo too The more recent N. 'Lang' pitcher is more red blushed, and a darker peristome And: seedlings, seedlings, more seedlings! 'Splendid Diana' x ventricosa "red", rafflesiana "dark brown parent" Sajingan, and the N. gracilis formerly thought to be eustachya red
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Post by sykosarah on Apr 22, 2014 2:26:10 GMT
Seedlings from seeds of your own plants?
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Post by hcarlton on Apr 22, 2014 4:35:28 GMT
The 'Splendid Diana' x ventricosa, yes. I've never had a plant bloom female yet, so I've only been the pollen donor thus far. The other seedlings were purchased as seeds and grown out.
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Post by tanukimo on Apr 22, 2014 6:17:49 GMT
Nice seedlings! It must be difficult getting seeds for pure species.... And is there any difference between highland truncate and lowland truncate other than the cultivation requirements?
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Post by hcarlton on Apr 22, 2014 16:06:01 GMT
Haven't gotten my hands on a highland form yet, but all of them can be grown in lowland or intermediate conditions, so there really isn't a difference in cultivation. However, highland forms tend to be more colorful, and slightly smaller/slower growing.
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Post by hcarlton on May 4, 2014 2:14:12 GMT
The stripes are more noticeable on younger pitchers, but the Viking #19 x (maxima x trusmadiensis) still has great color when it darkens Relatively newly acquired, N. vogelii: it's a very easy growing plant in even lowland-intermediate conditions, apparently (or the corner it hides in is cooler than the rest of the greenhouse) Apologies for the blurry photo, but here is the newest spath x jacq pitcher, great color and shape already And the previous one: if they keep these colors, the adult pitchers may warrant cultivar status of this plant A pitcher on one of the "for sale" batch of rafflesiana "dark brown parent." These plants seem to range from possibly turning out almost like nivea, to very dark mottling One overshadows the other, but there are two sumatrana "Giant, Nias" seedlings here, and the bigger has stripes on the peristome already The many basals on N. 'Rebecca Soper' And the upper pitcher, always elegant Speaking of elegant, a batch of graciliflora "Pink" upper pitchers And lastly, the basal carpet of N. ampullaria 'Harlequin'
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Post by hcarlton on May 20, 2014 2:30:05 GMT
Got a load of pics to dump here: A bit of a progress shot of 'Black Dragon' (izumiae x truncata). The peristome when it opens looks fantastic, especially the back, but it begins to darken quickly. Big and colorful N. 'Miranda' pitcher And, one just after it opens The difference between light and shade on N. ventricosa "red" Nice stripey, cherry peristome on N. 'Lang' N. merrilliana x campanulata is a vigorous plant, new pitcher is bigger and still has that great washed out color New spathulata x jacquelineae pitcher: this is on a 3.5" leaf and already has a peristome like this... man, it needs to grow up already! khasiana is in a shadier part of the greenhouse, but it's still plugging along spectabilis Giant still putting out random mutant pitchers, but this is the most extreme yet, no color save for the peristome and one side of a wing And the normal one produced by the same growth point, on the previous leaf N. copelandii is beginning to make what look like intermediate pitchers, and they're getting bigger, but the leaves really aren't Adorably small little pitchers on glabrata. I've heard this plant is somewhat difficult, but so far it's going pretty constant, with a pitcher on every leaf N. glabrata x maxima A great deal of variation is showing in my rafflesiana "dark brown parent, Sajingan" seedlings. there are pale pitchers, heavy mottling already, squat ones, tall thin pitchers, etc. N. clipeata x (clipeata x eymae) getting more colorful The peristome got bigger, and the shape changed some on the most recent raff Giant Be-88 plant. I think it's going to intermediates graciliflora "Pink" ventricosa x spathulata and then there's the supposed ventricosa x northiana; I'm not seeing much difference yet, and I would expect something a little more similar to vent x maxima
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