Even if some of the U. quelchii currently being shared is actually U. tricolor, there are still other growers with the real deal.i seriously am beginning to suspect that most U. quelchii in the US is not the real deal ...
Question #1, the following pics are from a clump of absolute, definite, verified U. quelchii (I received the clump from a reputable European supplier & it had 2 ~6" leaves exactly shaped as seen in pics of adult plants. The plant went downhill & I now only have small remnants from the original).i've been asking around from site to site and have gotten no replies. i have a few questions:
1) does anybody know if U. quelchii has a differing juvenile and adult leaves?
2) how long does it take for U. quelchii to produce adult leaves
3) does anybody have photos of growth in progress for U. quelchii ?
Nicole started an ambitious project a while back to illustrate the leaves, flowers & traps of all utric species. On the actual web page, she does have pics of both U. quelchii & U. tricolor traps. If you ask, she may be able to share others....What would we be looking for on the traps under a scope? Also what level of magnification?
Although it's probably obvious, U. reniformis, U. nelumbifolia & U. nephrophylla differ. In addition U. humboldtii often forms fern-like leaves prior to their more 'normal' Orchidioides-style...... is that most if not all orchidioides utrics create narrow strapped shaped leaves when young, then become more spathulate/cuneate as they mature.
So far - both of my U. tricolor imitators are ...oh and another thing, is everybody's "U. quelchii" staying low to the ground instead of trying to extend upwards?