LF N. aristolochioides pollen

RL7836

• Dec 23, 2011

• #1

My N. aristolochioides has been confirmed as female and is currently receptive.

If anyone is aware of an owner of a male plant of this species, please PM me.

 

Heli

villosaholic

• Dec 23, 2011

• #2

Why dont you try making a hybrid?

 

swords

• Dec 23, 2011

• #3

Wow a female aristo!

Any idea where it came from? Public vendor or private grower?

My BE aristos are only 3" in diameter so I can't help for a couple years yet...

 

lance

Class 5 Nepenthes hoarder

• Dec 23, 2011

• #4

check the other forums...there was a guy with a male that was giving pollen to a female aristo owner...

 

amphirion

• Dec 23, 2011

• #5

@heli

my take: http://terraforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1050806&postcount=4
Ron's take: http://terraforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1050815&postcount=10

and congrats on that female aristo Ron!

 

carnivoure12

Hear the Call of Nepenthes

• Dec 23, 2011

• #6

I heard Kulamauiman has a few neps in flower, maybe ask him?

 

mikefallen13

Mr. veitchii

• Dec 23, 2011

• #7

See I'm personally a fan of pure species my self but there are a few hybrids, lowii x truncata and trusmadinesis hybrids that I have to love. I hope you can get some species pollen!

 

Brokken

• Dec 23, 2011

• #8

Hm... my male thor x aristo may have a few flowers left. Not a pure species, but I'd love to see this great hybrid backcrossed back into Aristo.

 

RL7836

• Dec 23, 2011

• #9

Heli said:

Why dont you try making a hybrid?

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I think Amp covered this quite well - here & here (thanks! -- Cool Christmas Yeti btw!). Truly, if there was a reason or benefit to do this, I would consider it. Overall, I don't see a need to add a new mutt to the world ...

In addition, this is the first Nep bloom I've seen with literally one flower - very unlike the pics people regularly show with flowers all over the stalk.

swords said:

Wow a female aristo!

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Unlike the comments I periodically see from Nepenthes conspiracy folks, there appear to be many more females of this species than males. In my search, I've found a few females that are even in flower now (or very soon).

swords said:

Any idea where it came from? Public vendor or private grower?

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BE clone - don't know the specific number.

lance said:

check the other forums...there was a guy with a male that was giving pollen to a female aristo owner...

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I have searched & searched some more but have only located one reference to a male plant (& I've followed up w/ PMs). If you can re-locate this info (or any other info on males) let me know.

If anyone knows of a male, I am currently in the process of air-layering a hamata & a jamban - would be very interested in a trade ...

 

Last edited: Dec 26, 2011

kulamauiman

• Dec 23, 2011

• #10

not me. no aristo here. ventricosa and vent hybrids. females maxima flowering now..... have a male ventricosa that might be on time to make hybrids....

 

lance

Class 5 Nepenthes hoarder

• Dec 23, 2011

• #11

try emailing some CP nurseries...some of them have HUGE collections

 

Dexenthes

Aristoloingulamata

• Dec 23, 2011

• #12

Dang good luck on finding that pollen and congrats on having a female in bloom, even if it's small.

Heli - the reason to make more seed grown aristolochioides would be so that less people buy from the scum on the ebay that poach this species.

 

Heli

villosaholic

• Dec 23, 2011

• #13

true that... I hope you find a flowering male, good luck.

 

RL7836

• Dec 26, 2011

• #14

I've checked everywhere that I know. If someone is aware of a male - please PM or email me (doesn't have to be in bloom). Here's a pic of the flower:

 

lance

Class 5 Nepenthes hoarder

• Dec 26, 2011

• #15

I wish you luck in your pollen search. Are those leaves surrounding the one flower or are they flowers too?