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New ventricosa

I dropped into a specialist nursery today to get some more pots.  Being Winter they had little in the way of Nep stock but I found this one and before i knew it I was out the door a couple of $$ poorer
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Every leaf/tendril after that open pitcher is still viable so I'd expect them to all start swelling once in the glasshouse.

Plant is about 40cm (16") tall.

I already have this exact form of Vent in a slightly smaller plant, but could not resist it's size and vining.

Aaron.
 
Congratulations. I'm going to start "shopping" for a nep too. ^_^
 
I woulda never passed on a vining ventrata either... awesome find
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Mannannan,
I think that actually IS a ventricosa, like the title of the thread. The one pitcher sure looks like the pure species. Nice find, Aaron.

Cheers,

Joe
 
Sure does look healthy.

Bye for now Julian
 
Nice looking Nep! You don`t see them that healthy or large at a general nursury too often(I`ve never in fact).
 
Are you kidding? Any new Nep is exciting and that one is a beauty and already climbing.
I love ventricosa, it is so easy, it grows well anywhere. I grow two outside and they both
bloomed this year. One male and one female. Lots of seed on the way. I'm hoping to get
a red pitchering female to use in hybridising.
 
Griffin: Oopsy, my bad... Im getting so used to ventratas that must've written that on autopilot lol
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I agree, the pitcher in the pic is not a ventrata
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Sorry /Quensel
 
That's a really healthy looking ventricosa.
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I'm surprised it doesn't have basal shoots, as big as it is. Mine have put out basal shoots when they're less than half that size.
 
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Nice Find!!! I wish I could find any kind of nep besides a N. judith finn....thats a nice little pitcher on there....:laugh:
 
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Thanks everyone.

Definitely 100% ventricosa.  The grower is local and they have 2-3 forms of Vent, from the one I pictured which is red, a lighter almost green form with light red spots and then a possible third form that is red UP and green LP.  I've only seen small plants of the third and it MIGHT be closer to ventrata (ssems more elongated) or it just may be the semi-juvenile appearance of one of the other 2 forms.

PondBoy,
It's actually from a  specialist nursery.  They have all forms of collectible plants such as CPs, orchids, bromeliads, etc to things like gem stones and crystals.  They grow most of their own CPs.  There range of Neps is very limited at the best of times to a few hardy species and hybrids of. Plus they do have some good size plants at times.

Steve,
Very true.  I do find even the most common of Neps exciting so long as it equals yet another plant to the collection. And yes, Vents are one of my favorites too.

elarwhis,
You are right.  Others that were there did have basals and the ones I have already at home (which are smaller plants) also have basals.  For whatever reason this one has not yet, but that MIGHT explain why it is vining so nicely (i.e. all its energy in to vining instead of producing basals?). That's also why I chose it. There was one that had a longer vine but is was all bent over on itself and I like the vertical habit of the one I got.

Jess,
That pitcher is actually pretty small for this form.  The one I've had for a while is producing pitcher up to about 13-14cm (5.5") and they are still getting larger each pitcher.  So give it a month or so to settle in and get pitchering again and that's what I'd expect from this one.

As for health of the plant... It's 'pretty' good.  I'd give is 8 out of 10 compared to the others I have of the same type. The conditions that they are kept in are not IDEAL, but not the worst either.  The plant is a tiny bit pale/yellow, but that should correct itself pretty fast once in the higher light of my glasshouse and after a few feeds of crickets when some new pitchers open for me.

Aaron.
 
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