Photos

[nepenthes gracilis]

From my long absence with PC difficulties, the ole gal is back up and running, feeling much better, but slow as molasses. Anywho, here ya go.

N. hamata upperish

2 in 1

N. maxima- Jeff Shafer

N. villosa

May put up a few more later on.

 

[jimscott]

Beautiful pitchers, I mean pictures! Where is the pic of yourself - I mean the plant.

 

[rlhirst]

WOW! Very nice upper hamata pitcher!!! Do you have a pic of the whole plant by chance??
Thanks,
Robin

 

[nepenthes gracilis]

Sure do rlhirst

 

[SydneyNeps]

I note it is in flower, and appears to be a male. What did you do with the pollen?

Hamish

 

[nepenthes gracilis]

Hi Hamish, I have a female N. x rokko in flower (what luck!!!) and did a cross of N. x rokko x hamata.

 

[pond boy]

Ohhh that`ll be good,not enough hamata crosses out there so good for you for crossing,I hope the seedlings do well for you. Btw. Great pics! Those teeth look realy mean.

 

[swords]

Lookin good "G"!

Did Tony's N. hamata turn out to be a male too?

 

[Clint]

dustin

please, please, PLEASE cross with my male campanulata! you can keep 50 percent of the seed. a N. x rokko X campanulata cross is better than my pollen going to waste!

 

[SydneyNeps]

It's pity there wasn't a female hamata in flower at the same time, species seed is so much more valuable than hybrid stuff. There should be some aristolochioides seed floating around as I know several people with both male and female plants that have been flowering.

 

[neps]

Quote[/b] ]There should be some aristolochioides seed floating around as I know several people with both male and female plants that have been flowering.

If anyone has a female of that species soon to bloom, please
let me know. My male is getting ready to bloom (for the third
time in two years)!

BTW, your plants look very nice, Dustin. Thanks for sharing
them with us. I am especially pleased to see that the N. maxima
and N. villosa are doing well for you. Is the N. villosa the one
I sent you?

 

[SydneyNeps]

Jeff,

There's someone here in Sydney with a female aristo in flower. I'll drop him a line and get him to contact you.

Hamish

 

[neps]

Many thanks, Hamish!

 

[nepenthes gracilis]

Hey folks,

Josh, yes Tony's was male too

JLAP, I may be able to do that to a few flowers. I have been collecting hamata pollen daily on a piece of clear plastic and smearing the female spike in it to ensure good pollination. A few have yet to open and should accept some pollen from another doner. (Its interesting to have multiple crosses going on 1 spike!

)

Hamish, tell me about it! Tony and I were praying mine would be a girl. Unfortunately, no.

Jeff, glad to hear that on your N. aristolochioides. I think mine may need to be repotted as it doesn't pitcher well...I believe it is something in the TC material that may have genetic defectrs in it (Tony lead me to also think this). It may just need a new pot though. The N. maxima is an absolute winderful clone and I am truely pleased to be priveleged to have it! The N. villosa is surprising me actually, it is not too difficult to grow, has increased in size quite rapidly and looks totally different, now that it is growing larger and more mature. Tony's looks identical to mine except his has larger pitchers!

How is your brute doing? Last I saw it, it was a marvelous pitcher adorned with many teeth on the peristome.

 

[Clint]

SWEET! i'll pm you when the pollen is ready!

 

[neps]

Quote[/b] ]I think mine may need to be repotted as it doesn't pitcher well...I believe it is something in the TC material that may have genetic defectrs in it (Tony lead me to also think this).

My guess is that your N. aristolochioides is probably not receiving
the kind of overnight cooling it needs. I've found that that species
typically likes temperatures lower than 10 C at night.

 

[nepenthes gracilis]

That could be it too. Yet N. villosa does fine next to it. The lows at night average out around 48F at night so close to the nocturnal requirements.

 

[rlhirst]

nepenthes gracilis,
thanks for posting that pic. Thats amazing! and flowering!!!! Let me just say that I am thoroughly(sp?) envious. lol. Very nice.
Best of luck with your crosses!
Robin

 

[neps]

Quote[/b] ]Yet N. villosa does fine next to it.

Yes, but keep in mind that your N. villosa is still small, and
therefore less demanding of cool nights than it likely will be
as it matures.

 

[nepenthes gracilis]

Ah I see. I was thinking of having a small exhaust fan (around 8 inches in diameter or so) and pull cool air in from the outside in the hot months, or in thw winter pull cold air in over the plants with a thermometer deal to switch on and off the fan.