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ilbasso

ilbasso

This is the same plant in the "pitcherless Nep" thread.

The leaves have a narrow base that then broadens to its full width. Most of my other neps immediately begin to broaden so I am able to eliminate N sanguinea, ventricosa, and bicalcarata. They do resemble my N raffelsiana however. The leaves are not super-long but seem more "stubby".

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Definitely not N. bicalcarata, and most likely not a N. sanguinea, although I suppose that depends where you bought it from. I'm going with N. x ventrata, N. ventricosa, or N. 'Miranda'. Although, for some reason, I don't have strong feelings that it's N. ventricosa. Seems to have too long leaves, and looks too prolific.

EDIT: Heh, I read your post wrong. Just ignore the stuff about the N. ventricosa and N. bicalcarata stuff. In that case, I'm just going for N. 'Miranda' and N. x ventrata. Doesn't look like N. rafflesiana.

-Ben
 
he over-dosed this nep on fertilizers... am i right? that would make leaves huge if it was high(ish) in nitrogen. i would also say ventricosa or ventrata
Alex
 
My ventricosas & ventratas all have slender, almost lancet-like leaves, not broad paddles like this one. Judging from the prolific growth and the leaf shape, I'd say x miranda. My x miranda looks quite like that one.
 
I've been eyeing some mirandas at another garden center and they don't look anything like this one. Maybe they're older, but the leaves are much much larger and darker and seem to have a different texture.

I've gladly crossed ventricosa off of the list because of the leaf shape. I guess I'll just have to wait.

Just curiously, what would your second guesses be?
 
it does look like a vining N. x Miranda, but the tendrils are usually thicker and the leaves aren't that far appart. About how big are the leaves?
 
'Miranda'
 
Yes...definitely 'Miranda'. No way would you be lucky enough to readily get one of those other species that large.
 
Hmm...the leaves look to large across to be a N. x ventrata...
 
  • #10
Looks like 'miranda' .
peace,
Zero
 
  • #11
ARGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

I just talked to the greenhouse where I bought it. The temps were at least kept in the 50s so the pitcherless plant may have just slowed down for the winter. He said that it has had pitchers on it before (there is no sign of them now although cuttings had been taken in the past) and they kept it "lightly moist, fertilized it" and I didn't hear what was said after that. I pried a bit and he said it is "Bud and Bloom" budding fertilizer mixed with water and added to the soil.

Ok, so now what? The pot isn't open at the bottom (there is one of those plastic inserts at the bottom) so I can't just flush it. It is obviously growing just fine so should I just let it go or try repotting a 10+ point carnivorous shrub?
 
  • #12
Let me chime in and say 'Miranda' as well!
 
  • #13
i would say miranda for sure but also floating around here in the states at walmart, home depot, and lowes are: N x 'Velvet', N alata, and of coarse N x ventrata, N ventracosa......
 
  • #14
What is 'Velvet'? I haven't heard of that one.
 
  • #15
i believe it is some unknown N. maxima hybrid.
 
  • #18
Yes...I thought of that afterwards. But thanks for the reminder. 'Velvet' is kinda nice. Looks a little different than 'Gentle'. Maybe I haven't seen it around here because it's highlnadish.
 
  • #19
Definitely lloks like my Miranda looked like before it got old and woody. The leaves were then larger, thicker, less glossy, and course. Of course, then I had to go and leave it out during an unexpected cold snap - 2 days below 35F (nights below 30)......Well, now it it looks like woody death. :0o:


I have found that over fertilizing will cause a nep to produce many leaves but few (or no) pitchers. Perhaps it saves energy this way as it does not need to make pitchers to catch fertilizer, it just waits for it in its water!
 
  • #20
Looks exactly like my miranda, but wait until it makes some pitchers first just to be sure.
 
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