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My First Flower

I came home from school the other day to find a surprise for me in the basement. My N. truncata has given me my first ever flower.
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Any guesses on sex, time until its ready? Needless to say I'm real excited and hope to make some crosses.

Other plants...
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A new pitcher on my N. veitchii

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New pitcher on one of the N. splendiana x [(veitchii x maxima) x veitchii]
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I think it's a male. Any close ups?
 
Jeez omg :drool: was not expecting this awesomely epic a pics thread!! And omg the N. splendiana x [(veitchii x maxima) x veitchii] is gorgeous!!!
 
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I think Clue might be right. I'm not certain, but I think that female flowers are more oblong and pill-shaped before opening. The spherical buds should mean male. Congratulations. :)
~Joe
 
Thanks guys

I think it's a male. Any close ups?
I'd get some better pics but all I have is a point and shoot.

Jeez omg was not expecting this awesomely epic a pics thread!! And omg the N. splendiana x [(veitchii x maxima) x veitchii] is gorgeous!!!
Thanks, they are about the only nice plants I have now. Now that I'm gone my parents are on vacation a lot more which means irregular watering. I swear my plants went a month without water once.

I think Clue might be right. I'm not certain, but I think that female flowers are more oblong and pill-shaped before opening. The spherical buds should mean male. Congratulations.
Thanks man, you have any idea when I should be able to collect pollen?
 
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Collect when the pollen looks fuzzy then just take a brush of some sort and brush it into a container or paper etc etc..Thats what i do. I'm sur there are better ways. Looks great..Not something you see everyday
 
Wow, that's really awesome! I have yet for a nep to bloom for me.
 
Its definitely a Male. What form of N. truncata is yours? Mine is the L/L form and is Female. Would be nice to find another grower with a male L/L N. truncata.
 
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Congrats on the flower!
 
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Its definitely a Male. What form of N. truncata is yours? Mine is the L/L form and is Female. Would be nice to find another grower with a male L/L N. truncata.

Mine is the Pasian highland form. Or, at least thats what it came as.
 
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