Hehehe, hey, at least you got two out of the many.[b said:Quote[/b] (trashcan @ May 14 2004,7:25)]Wow. I was curious what the parentage of this hybrid was, because my first impression was mirabilis x raffllesiana. I didn't realize this was such a complicated hybrid..
Nepenthes 'Red Skelton' (D'Amato) :
[[((mirabilis*thorelii)*mirabilis)*(thorelii*((northiana*maxima)*(rafflesiana*veitchii)))]
Yours also looks great, btw!
Actually spec, this plant has been putting out a pitcher on every leaf since I got it. No problems growing at all really. The leaves just take a while to form since they're pretty darn long. I'll take some pics of the actual plant later tonight and you'll get an idea.[b said:Quote[/b] (Spectabilis73 @ May 14 2004,7:49)]Awesome!
The reason your Nep doesnt pitcher as much is probably because you water once a month. Nepenthes will stop making pitchers when they are dry
That's what I figured at first, but honestly it's growing better and easier than any lowland i've ever had. It's one of my only neps that has pitchered consistently as well. Plus some of the leaves of my neps actually look burned from the fluorescent tubes so i'm not sure how the sun would even effect them. It would be nice to see what higher light levels would do the the colors of the pitcher...maybe turn the dark red almost black and the light red dark? That would actually be pretty cool.[b said:Quote[/b] (D muscipula @ May 15 2004,4:22)]I'm stating the obvious, but almost all the parents are lowlands, and some are 'ultra lowlands', at that. Many of them like strong light as well. So i would guess it does best in lowland conditions under bright lighting, maybe acclimatize to filtered sun, and maybe midway between swampy and just damp. However, with that much hybrid mix-up, it will probably grow anywhere.
Hey Trent,[b said:Quote[/b] (Trent @ May 17 2004,11:20)]As the cutting gains some size, it will produce a more individual pitcher. We grow our Neps a little on the dry side too. Michelle flushes the pots maybe twice a week. Bigger pots even less frequently. Growing them a little dry also helps prevent root rot problems, and stimulates the plant into growing a larger root mass, which makes them tougher.
Trent