Why are they called black truncata then? I thought robcantleyi was called previously called truncata "Queen of Hearts" x "King of Spades."
Nice plant Mass! The pitchers look very tubbier than I thought they would be.
Here's mine - I don't understand how you guys get yours to have more than 3-4 leaves at a time LOL
8" pot
Lovely plants, how fast of growers and how big do they get?
thanks ,tanukimo i thought it looked similar to veitchii ,i suppose thats why veitchii was chosen as the closest related species and not truncata
thank you Paul,tanukimo if you find it interesting and you have a couple of spare hours you might like this thread if you have not already seen it http://pitcherplants.proboards.com/thread/10684/black-truncata-new-species gotta be one of the best out thereThat is what they call "a corker"!