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Post by sykosarah on Jan 24, 2014 21:48:28 GMT
So all of the places that have decent supplies of these plants are mostly sold out or outside of the United States. Do they usually restock by spring? I was planning on waiting until March or April to buy the plants so that they wouldn't get too cold or too hot during the shipping process (I don't plan to get them bare root either, the pot and media pre prepared is worth the extra $5-$10.
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Post by paulbarden on Jan 25, 2014 1:18:23 GMT
Which places have you looked? I know at least three merchants that have inventory.
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Post by sykosarah on Jan 25, 2014 3:30:33 GMT
Inventory perhaps, but I specifically need small species, and I haven't been able to find anyone who has a supply of gracilis, N. maxima lake poso, or campanulata, which seem to be the smallest overall plants that I could find that aren't too big on vining. Besides, I have to wait until spring anyway, it is far to cold in my area to ship them right now, the temperature here has been in the negatives for over a week.
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Post by sykosarah on Jan 25, 2014 3:35:01 GMT
I just want to make sure that the places I have seen that do supply them will be restocked. I wouldn't want to fall behind and learn that they usually restock in the fall or something. If that we the case, I could live with trimming up ventricosa. For some odd reason, whenever people make crosses with one of the small species, they always seem to pair it up with one of the gigantic ones. I need my plant to start small and stay small, and I know that nepenthes aren't exactly known for that, but I can't pass up owning one of those. They are the definition of all that is beautiful about carnivorous plants. Forget roses, even the most plain of nepenthes is beautiful.
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Post by hcarlton on Jan 25, 2014 6:10:07 GMT
Most people like big plants is why. A truncata x ventricosa in full growth is a sight to behold. There are miniature hybrids, but most are difficult highland crosses or their names escape me at the moment.
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Post by sykosarah on Jan 25, 2014 8:07:33 GMT
Yeah, I don't need a difficult plant to be my first nepenthes. I need a small plant my mom isn't going to have a fit over having in her house half the year. Also, I am a bit of a species purist (all the better for making your own hybrids), so I am fine with just looking for a small species later. It is definitely too cold to have shipped now. I just want to make sure that I have a plant before summer starts, so I can see it in action, so to speak.
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Post by paulbarden on Jan 25, 2014 17:20:11 GMT
There are some "miniature" Nepenthes hybrids out there. N. talangensis X glabrata is a great one, and will undoubtedly remain small for all it's life (though it may vine some as an adult). Unfortunately, all three merchants who offered it this winter have sold their supply, but Dean Cook may have some in reserve. Here is his recent eBay listing: www.ebay.com/itm/Carnivorous-Nepenthes-Hybrid-Talangensis-x-Glabrata-Plant-New-Tropical-RARE-/111243112695I suggest you contact him to inquire. My specimen: (That pitcher is about 3/4" tall, by the way)
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Post by sykosarah on Jan 25, 2014 19:18:38 GMT
Nice, I will look into that hybrid then.
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Post by sykosarah on Jan 25, 2014 19:19:36 GMT
That eBay offer expired quite some time ago.
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Post by sykosarah on Jan 25, 2014 19:20:56 GMT
So far no one has answered my most important question: when do nepenthes suppliers typically restock?
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Post by sykosarah on Jan 25, 2014 22:05:17 GMT
I have found a place that still has N. maxima Lake Poso dwarf in stock, going to see if I can order it and have them delay the shipping until the weather is less cold. Do you guys think this would be a good, small plant for a beginner?
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Post by hcarlton on Jan 26, 2014 7:38:32 GMT
Maxima is a relatively easy species overall, so your average intermediate conditions should work for the 'Poso'. Also, there's no particular time people "restock" on Nepenthes, just depends on when they make the overseas bulk orders or release propagation plants.
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Post by sykosarah on Jan 26, 2014 7:42:31 GMT
Maxima is a relatively easy species overall, so your average intermediate conditions should work for the 'Poso'. Also, there's no particular time people "restock" on Nepenthes, just depends on when they make the overseas bulk orders or release propagation plants. Well that kinda sucks. But I found my plant, so it's all good .
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Post by sykosarah on Jan 26, 2014 7:43:06 GMT
Carnivorous plants are addictive XD
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Post by jdallas on Jan 26, 2014 18:01:59 GMT
We tend to order plants (Nepenthes) in the spring and early summer for a number of reasons. Winter shipping is always risky, so spring and summer is much safer. In spring we also have more working capital coinciding with people getting back into gardening and spike in spring sales. It's also more cost effective to get new plants going into summer since in Northern greenhouses, keeping Nepenthes pitchering, even with lights, can be challenging during the winter. They are also the highest cost to maintain of any cp, so getting lots of them to new owners in the summer is always good!
Jeff
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