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NemJones

I Am the Terror Of the Night!
I have finally had the time to get around to my photo collection
and decided that I should post a few on here. Hope you enjoy.
I apologize in advance for any bad quality photos, as what im currently using
has the photo capability of a potato.
Some of these images may be a bit dated.

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Spectabilis X Aristo


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Young Truncata

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Older Truncata

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Sarracenia Catesbaei

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Sarracenia purpurea

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Coleus with blood red leaves and radio active green outline.

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Nepenthes King Tiger X Mirabilis "Kuraburi"

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12 year old Fern and peat grown moss.

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Nepenthes Rafflesiana

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This plant is beginning to show a very dark and beautiful peristome with noticeable teeth.

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Nepenthes Hamata, unboxing

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Hamata Pitcherling

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Oct 13

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Oct 14, The moment I have been 3+ years to see.

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Oct 15

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"The Biolab"
Preparing for nightly cooling operations


I also want to thank the members here that have helped me
immensely in the past months. It means a great deal to
me and I cant express how grateful I am, as now I can finally
say that I'm able to grow some truly spectacular plants.
I couldnt have done it without you guys.
 
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It all looks great :D The Hamata pictures are really cool! Im glad it finally pitchered for you :)
 
It all looks great :D The Hamata pictures are really cool! Im glad it finally pitchered for you :)

Thanks dude. Im really pleased with it as well. Hopefully I can see them all to maturity
 
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Side view


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The growth core is progressing nicely.


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This is the Nepenthes King Tiger X Mirabilis 'Kuraburi', 4 months ago about a week after shipping.



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And here it is today, one big fist sized plant.


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This plant has had this basal for quite a while, but just
now is it really starting to beef up.


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Another view of the basal from a different side.


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A 2 year old Ghost Pepper bush. Hopefully this guy will enjoy
winter far better this year than last.


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Nepenthes Truncata. The newest leaf is x2 bigger than the last one (on the right.)
Exponential growth ahead hopefully. The newest leaf is very waxy.


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Level size comparison.



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Nepenthes Hamata - AW, Believed to be Clone 3



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Note the unusual "tooth" on the under-lid.
They all have it.


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The very tall and friendly moss cuddling the Hamata.


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Largest Hamata Pitcher



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The growth core.



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One of my Moss pits. Can you spot the seedling?



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The only one of it's kind.


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Moss pit #2. Different seedlings in this pot.

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The largest seedling. Very strong and healthy little bugger.



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Moss "pit" #3. This batch was watered with distilled water, where the others
were watered with rainwater. It is obvious that this moss did not grow remotely
as well as the others did, and I blame this on distilled water and its leeched plastics.
Pot #4 is just the same way, and it too was watered with distilled.

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However, Life finds a way. Note the seedling
at the base of what I believe to be a species
of Thor grass. (anybody know what these things are??)



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The plants/moss/seedlings in pot #3 are troopers.
Theyve been tossed, flung, tipped, and dumped on
multiple occasions, but they stay green and continue
on their plantly ways. Rock on little dudes.



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My CP companion, the spider plantling. First one
Ive ever successfully rooted and grown. IT seems
to like it in the Nepenthes chamber.



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An experiment with unknown species of moss, 4 months ago.
The piece in the center was dead, however it had 2 spore pods
on it. Both were split and sprinkled over the dirt around it.
The green clump in the corner is a different piece of moss,
However it came from the same cluster.


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A small cluster of green fuzz has sprouted. The moss
spores appear to have taken root.



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The moss experiment today. 90% of the soil has been colonized, and
it appears happy. This will have to be removed from the grow chamber when
the moss goes into spore-mode.
 
The moss around the hamata and the kind you've attempted to sprout I've found to be an irritating weed in my collection, as they have a tendency to grow rather densely around small plants and are a bit of a hazard....
 
The moss around the hamata and the kind you've attempted to sprout I've found to be an irritating weed in my collection, as they have a tendency to grow rather densely around small plants and are a bit of a hazard....

A hazard? The truncata has this moss as well. Is it dangerous?
 
Great pictures! That King Tiger is getting ridiculously big!
 
A hazard? The truncata has this moss as well. Is it dangerous?

It can be a bit of a choking hazard for smaller plants. Certainly once plants are of a moderate size (the truncata is that that point) they aren't at risk, but these mosses can somewhat stop up the soil and reduce aeration which is bad for Nepenthes, and they don't have the redeeming aerating or water-retaining qualities that sphagnum has. They're freeloaders.
 
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Nice! I love your setup! Makes me mis my hamata :)
 
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Thanks man! The Hamata is my favorite.. Hopefully one day you can get another
 
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Update time. Things have been growing and I was finally feeling active enough to take some pictures. Starting with the plant in the lower right corner.

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The Lowland/Über humidity chamber



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Nepenthes King Tiger X Mirabilis Developing pitcher

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Nepenthes King Tiger X Mirabilis Developing pitcher



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Rewind 2 weeks, this pitcher was developing. (King tiger)


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Then today. The biggest and most colorful pitcher yet. (King Tiger X Mirabilis)


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The Basals on this plant are absolutely incredible.


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Handsome Devil. Perhaps Ill name this plant Sauron.


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Nepenthes Truncata


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Nepenthes Hamata. Leaf size is exponentially increasing.



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Nepenthes Attenbouroughii


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The smallest pitcher of any plant to date.



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One of my moss cultures. Very fluffy and green indeed.



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Chilean "Orchid Moss". Another moss culture I have that is in progress. The deeper red chunks I placed on the left,
While leaving the golden blonde pieces on the right. Results in 1-2 months pending.



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Unidentified guest in the pygmy patch.


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Sarracenia Oreophila Seedlings


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Sarracenia Jonesii Seedling. Lone Survivor




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Drosera Scorpioides.I received 7 of these in gemmae form a few months ago. They ALL browned and perished, except one.
This one has been growing at a snails pace for weeks, even though the gemmae body has completely
browned. One other grew 3 centimeters tall, but then perished, leaving the legacy to this final scorp.
If the USPS hadnt goofed, there would be no scorps to even speak of right now. Thank you Natch!




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A small white root has dropped under the sprout of greenery. God speed little bugger.



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Nepenthes Spectabilis "Giant" Form. This little guy finally decided to throw out a secondary pitcher.
Looks like hes gonna make it.



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A close up.



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Brightness Turned Down. The pot of the largest pitcher is VERY dark in color. This leads me to believe
That this seedling has been catching the extremely small insects I occasionally see when working with this
particular moss pit. A micro environment fully functional with predators. Fascinating.



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The final leg of this expedition brings us to the Starfire Aloe.
The colors are striking and im greatly anticipating the new growth's color.




Any questions?
 
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Beautiful plants nem! Your well on your way to a very nice collection ;)
 
  • #14
Great update! That tiny developing pitcher is having a bad hair day :D
 
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That Coleus is absolutely gorgeous. Stunning coloration.

I also want to thank the members here that have helped me
immensely in the past months. It means a great deal to
me and I cant express how grateful I am, as now I can finally
say that I'm able to grow some truly spectacular plants.
I couldnt have done it without you guys.
I haven't been around much, but is there a thread where you talk about your mister/fogger? Is it homemade? I would like to read more about it and the process, if that is what you were referring to in this post. Looks very nice.

xvart.
 
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Well, its that time of year again. The plants are getting beefy and its time to showcase.

This was about a month ago.

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Nepenthes Spectabilis X Aristo


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Feb 18 14. The pitchers have opened fully.


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Strange pattern variation.


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Central Growth node of the chimera.


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Nepenthes King Tiger X Mirabilis 'Kuraburi' Finally getting very large. beautiful red coloration too.


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Nepenthes Attenboroughii seedlings



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Tiny pitcher. These guys are almost more toothy than the hamata.


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Nepenthes Hamata


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Nice plants Nem. That is the greenest N. hamata I have seen. lol
 
  • #19
You know dex.. youre not the first person to say that.
 
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SMall update. The plants have been making considerable progress and currently the fastest growth rate
yet.

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The Lowland/Primary Growth Chamber


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King Tiger X Mirabilis. "The Crown of Sauron"


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King Tiger's Largest pitcher to date with 3 month old pitcher on the right.

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Nepenthes Attenboroughii


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Nepenthes Hamata showing large growth. The teeth
have been coloring up nice and red, while the plant is now about 5-6 inches across.

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Nepenthes Spectabilis X Aristo. After months of no movement, this one is finally back on track
Producing large and beautiful pitchers.


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*Chimera secondary growthpoint Included.

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