Nepenthesis
Formerly known as Pineapple
Just got back from the nep store. I picked out an unidentified hybrid, but I feel bad because it's the most expensive plant I've ever purchased, even with getting the price marked down 20%... I think I'm going to stick with plants under $30 from now on. Nevertheless, I'm very happy with it. It's a 24" (or more) vine with two upper pitchers on it so far...
Fully colored upper...
Whole vine...
I'm thinking it may have N. spectabilis or N. copelandii in it, it kinda reminds me of those two. I also purchased a tub of live green sphagnum. I asked the owner if he had any red sphagnum and he wasn't growing that officially, but he did have a bit mixed in with the green sphagnum, so he gave me enough to get me started, which I put around my new N. x Unidentified.
Also, I asked him what the N. alata spotted was a cross of and he said it was a pure species. He received it over 30 years ago as one of his first Nepenthes and since it's so rare, you can't find other N. alata spotteds to cross it with, so he just makes cuttings and this is one of them. So it's a pure species.
New and old pitcher...
---------- Post added at 06:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:45 PM ----------
Forgot to mention, the N. x Unidentified is in the greenhouse permanently! Night temperatures are going to be in the 50s for the next month with occasional dips down to 48F, but no lower. So since it was already greenhouse hardened, I figured I'd test it out. I sprayed down the floor of the greenhouse and the humidity rose pretty high. Do you think it will be okay if the humidity dips down to around 45% for a few hours? I'm going to leave the greenhouse door open so it only gets into the 70s or 80s inside and it won't cook my new expensive Nepenthes.
Fully colored upper...
Whole vine...
I'm thinking it may have N. spectabilis or N. copelandii in it, it kinda reminds me of those two. I also purchased a tub of live green sphagnum. I asked the owner if he had any red sphagnum and he wasn't growing that officially, but he did have a bit mixed in with the green sphagnum, so he gave me enough to get me started, which I put around my new N. x Unidentified.
Also, I asked him what the N. alata spotted was a cross of and he said it was a pure species. He received it over 30 years ago as one of his first Nepenthes and since it's so rare, you can't find other N. alata spotteds to cross it with, so he just makes cuttings and this is one of them. So it's a pure species.
New and old pitcher...
---------- Post added at 06:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:45 PM ----------
Forgot to mention, the N. x Unidentified is in the greenhouse permanently! Night temperatures are going to be in the 50s for the next month with occasional dips down to 48F, but no lower. So since it was already greenhouse hardened, I figured I'd test it out. I sprayed down the floor of the greenhouse and the humidity rose pretty high. Do you think it will be okay if the humidity dips down to around 45% for a few hours? I'm going to leave the greenhouse door open so it only gets into the 70s or 80s inside and it won't cook my new expensive Nepenthes.