Chaniana and Friends

[Red Lowii]

I really like that N. boschiana Gunung Sakumbang BE, nice waist

 

[Red Lowii]

Also really like your bonsai pot/ rock Idea for the campanulata's, so much so that i've copied it today. Hope you don't mind! I bought some volcanic and limestone rock to try out on a few plants. Is your rock limestone? have you noticed any difference in growth since you used the rock?

 

[nimbulan]

That's odd. I've seen N. truncata for sale a couple times recently, though only in person at a local nursery. Perhaps I should have bought one, though the price was a little high for my taste.

I have to say I love that boschiana and bicalcarata too.

 

[Clue]

I know what you two mean. I just want to find another truncata but it's just been impossible. Not a single online nursery carries it. I would have thought availability would increase over the past 5 years instead of decrease. It's just been tough to find a lot of the plants that were available back then. When was the last time you saw a N. Red Dragon for sale? I wonder if the nurseries in the US just sold all their stock and never replenished.

There was actually one on eBay not too long ago, but besides that I'd say we're pretty hard pressed to find any of the classic EP crosses from retailers, especially since they don't do microprop. I was lucky to get my N. truncata right before they all seemed to disappear from but I never asked where mine came from (I think it's a Pasian highland plant but honestly it's hard to tell).

I really like that N. boschiana Gunung Sakumbang BE, nice waist

I've got to say, it's turned out much nicer than I was expecting judging by its earliest pitchers:
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As a side note, I'm really liking all of the seed grown species releases from BE, I was hoping to snag one of their Bario N. veitchii they released but haven't seen any around.

Also really like your bonsai pot/ rock Idea for the campanulata's, so much so that i've copied it today. Hope you don't mind! I bought some volcanic and limestone rock to try out on a few plants. Is your rock limestone? have you noticed any difference in growth since you used the rock?

Feel free, whatever it takes to grow some great N. campanulata! Both N. campanulata have grown with some form of limestone or another for as long as I've had them and the water I use is slightly hard too so I can't really comment on their growth without it.

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[Clue]

As my highlanders get larger and larger, I can't really take them out of the rack for my photoshoot-style photos.

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Nepenthes maxima Borone, Sulawesi MT; this is technically a lowland N. maxima but I grow it as a solid highlander year round.

<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/61904224@N05/28903769032/in/dateposted-public/" title="Nepenthes glandulifera BE"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8018/28903769032_15dd733b86_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Nepenthes glandulifera BE"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
N. glandulifera BE seedgrown

<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/61904224@N05/28903775352/in/dateposted-public/" title="Nepenthes sp. Langkawi"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8572/28903775352_f26d286d25_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Nepenthes sp. Langkawi"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
N. sp. Langkawi

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N. boschiana Sakumbang seedgrown BE basals and a Vappodes cane cutting

Some lowlanders:

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N. khasiana; while usually considered a highlander, this species is found down to 500 masl and I've had better luck growing it warm. It's also a myth that the species ever experiences frost in habitat.

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N. "thorelii"; this plant has a long history -- collected in the 1970s by Kondo, probably near Kampot, Cambodia, this plant is very likely N. kampotiana

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N. vieillardii BE

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N. campanulata BE

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N. clipeata Clone U

 

[Clue]

A peek at some new things:

<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/61904224@N05/29150921181/in/dateposted-public/" title="Nepenthes singalana Belirang BE"><img src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8547/29150921181_0c48bbe26b_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Nepenthes singalana Belirang BE"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Nepenthes singalana Gunung Belirang, BE; if this form of the species wasn't so inexpensive I bet people would really appreciate it more. This is my second clone of this form.

<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/61904224@N05/28608797773/in/dateposted-public/" title="Nepenthes copelandii Apo BE"><img src="https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8018/28608797773_c375b8ebaa_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Nepenthes copelandii Apo BE"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Another second clone, Nepenthes copelandii Mt. Apo, BE.

<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/61904224@N05/29150904311/in/dateposted-public/" title="Nepenthes sibuyanensis"><img src="https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8544/29150904311_f3142ef6bb_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Nepenthes sibuyanensis"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
A very interesting N. sibuyanensis pitcher. I wouldn't be surprised if this plant has some recent N. argentii admixture.

 

[Grey Moss]

That N. Singalana looks very nice. How demanding is it in terms of cultivation? Your right about it being relatively inexpensive. I wouldn't mind picking one up to add to my collection.

 

[Flip_Side_the_Pint]

Great N. singalana! You have a good point about, perhaps, its price affecting peoples appreciation for it. There are a few plants that are far less interesting morphologically speaking that seem to garner more respect or interest and they do tend to be on the pricey side, so perhaps theres something to this. Also I think rarity has something to do with it. Plants that you're less likely to see are going to be ore interesting to begin with since its not often seen....


I really like your N. vieillardii, it seems to be doing great. That plant can be somewhat finicky IME. how long have you been growing it and any thing you do special?

 

[Clue]

That N. Singalana looks very nice. How demanding is it in terms of cultivation? Your right about it being relatively inexpensive. I wouldn't mind picking one up to add to my collection.

In my experience, N. singalana is a relatively quick grower and very forgiving as far as Sumatran species go. I've noticed that many Sumatran Nepenthes are pretty finicky or grow in odd bursts for me although N. singalana is not one of them. This is probably one of the only species from Sumatra that I'd say could grow on an average windowsill.

Great N. singalana! You have a good point about, perhaps, its price affecting peoples appreciation for it. There are a few plants that are far less interesting morphologically speaking that seem to garner more respect or interest and they do tend to be on the pricey side, so perhaps theres something to this. Also I think rarity has something to do with it. Plants that you're less likely to see are going to be ore interesting to begin with since its not often seen....


I really like your N. vieillardii, it seems to be doing great. That plant can be somewhat finicky IME. how long have you been growing it and any thing you do special?

Yeah, I certainly wasn't expecting the N. singalana to look this good on arrival. I'm hoping it will get a little darker, as my other clone seems to be much lighter.

As for the N. vieillardii, I've had it since late January and grow it in the same mix the nursery grew it in (a mix of perlite, kanuma, silica sand, and some peat) and let it go slightly dry between waterings. It grows with my other lowlanders, including N. campanulata, N. northiana, and N. clipeata under humid but well-ventilated lowland conditions (70-82 F). Like all of my Nepenthes, I feed it pretty heavily with fish food, which helped this plant put on size pretty quickly as you can see:

<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/61904224@N05/25360483704/in/album-72157668404073290/" title="N. vieillardii BE"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/2/1631/25360483704_43ebedb0d3_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="N. vieillardii BE"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Here it is in March, 2 months after acquisition.

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And in August, ~7 months after acquisition

It's a great species that always has multiple pitchers on it. I honestly don't pay much attention to it but I'm really excited that it's putting on some size now.

 

[nimbulan]

I find it very interesting that you find N. singalana to be very easy/forgiving. Of all the Nepenthes I currently own (which I admit is not many) it's the only one that is not growing what I would consider normally (no pitchers for a while then suddenly a tiny pitcher on the oldest leaf) and grows very slowly. I have a "Tujuh" clone if that helps.

 

[Clue]

I find it very interesting that you find N. singalana to be very easy/forgiving. Of all the Nepenthes I currently own (which I admit is not many) it's the only one that is not growing what I would consider normally (no pitchers for a while then suddenly a tiny pitcher on the oldest leaf) and grows very slowly. I have a "Tujuh" clone if that helps.

I've actually tried to establish the Tujuh form several times, but my material was never very healthy to begin with so I've struggled with that one too. I tried again a couple of years back, but what came in never really stood a chance:

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[nimbulan]

My Tujuh is actually finally growing another (hopefully normal-sized) pitcher so we'll see how it gets on from here. It had a good start when I first got it, growing a pitcher twice the size of the ones it came with, but has been sulking ever since. The funny thing is, I actually ordered a Belirang and was sent this plant by mistake. When I asked about it I was told this one's more desired / less common - perhaps that's because it's not as easy to grow?

 

[Tanukimo]

I grow the Belirang form and tried it on a windowsill initially. The pitcher it was already making inflated and opened but after that it didn't pitcher at all until I moved it into a highland setup, after which it grew well, so I'm not sure how easy it is to grow.

That said, it is quite a beautiful species.

 

[Clue]

Huh, strangely I've never had problems with either of my Belirang N. singalana. The Tujuh form was really what sold me on the species (like a poor man's N. hamata) although the Belirang form is growing on me. My highlanders aren't grown particularly humid, although I suppose that since I grow them so densely now there are all sorts of microclimates going on in my grow space which might explain some degree of success.

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For your consideration, a couple of plants that frustrate me at the moment:

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I don't know why, but my seed grown N. nigra looks like most of the time. I assumed this plant would be easier to grow as it got larger but it's proving me wrong. It seems to be sort of a seasonal grower for me, looking best from fall into winter and looking a few inches from death in the summer. Oddly, the last two summers have been very mild so I have no idea what this plant wants.

<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/61904224@N05/28746683833/in/dateposted-public/" title="Nepenthes burkei Halcon BE"><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8041/28746683833_eae7436f1c_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Nepenthes burkei Halcon BE"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
N. burkei BE -- one of the easiest plants to grow for most people, mine attracts every possible pest (even ones I've never seen in my collection?) so it's struggled to get established properly. Every pitcher I feed promptly dies too and I suspect this plant would prefer warmer, more intermediate conditions.

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Some nicer plants at the moment:

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N. khasiana -- I love the red stripe underneath the lid on this otherwise very green plant.

<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/61904224@N05/28746685743/in/dateposted-public/" title="Nepenthes diatas Bandahara BE"><img src="https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8374/28746685743_8316d649f3_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Nepenthes diatas Bandahara BE"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
N. diatas BE -- I thought this one was going to die on me because it came looking much like that Tujuh N. singalana at the top of the page, but is slowly but surely putting out some nice growth. I'm also really starting to like Mexican Pinguicula, I find that a lot of them grow very well with Nepenthes.

 

[nimbulan]

I have to admit I'm a bit confused why you consider the picture of the Tujuh to be in poor health. Because it doesn't have any pitchers or just how few leaves it has?

 

[Clue]

I have to admit I'm a bit confused why you consider the picture of the Tujuh to be in poor health. Because it doesn't have any pitchers or just how few leaves it has?

The yellow leaf color suggests a nutrient deficiency (or heat stress) and the new growth is shrinking in, which usually - and did, in this case - indicate root rot, probably from the rotted moss and earthworms it was potted in. Other problems that you can't see are thrips and mites. (That plant was from the somewhat infamous nursery out of Massachusetts which, notably, packs its packages with plastic Easter grass. I tried to reach them several times about objective issues with the order but my concerns were ignored.)

I get that the Tujuh form is more expensive but to me there's an unacceptable difference between this:
<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/61904224@N05/28606789484/in/album-72157671955468592/" title="Nepenthes singalana Belirang BE"><img src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8270/28606789484_083ec04a7e_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Nepenthes singalana Belirang BE"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
a hardened plant with roots and a healthy growth point (no pitchers, no problem; couldn't really care less); the size is a bonus

and

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a tiny plant with more problems than it's worth. This one cost more, too. I wouldn't take a plant in this condition for free.

I was able to get it growing for a while but couldn't ever get it to grow roots.

 

[Clue]

Going in alphabetical order today:

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Nepenthes campanulata -- a tiny gem

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<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/61904224@N05/29311817191/in/dateposted-public/" title="Nepenthes maxima Buyu Lumut BE"><img src="https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8147/29311817191_ce282ffd37_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Nepenthes maxima Buyu Lumut BE"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
N. maxima -- the "fake eymae" from BE

<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/61904224@N05/28767194574/in/dateposted-public/" title="Nepenthes "thorelii" Kondo (kampotiana?)"><img src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8159/28767194574_9394613418_z.jpg" width="542" height="640" alt="Nepenthes "thorelii" Kondo (kampotiana?)"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
N. "thorelii" Kondo

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N. truncata

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N. veitchii Bario -- I finally found a seed grown plant from BE's new release (BE-3646)! Very excited.

 

[Clue]

I'm home from university for the weekend, so I decided to take some pictures:

<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/61904224@N05/30941672755/in/dateposted-public/" title="Nepenthes nigra"><img src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/6/5751/30941672755_1d5121a472_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Nepenthes nigra"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Nepenthes nigra

<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/61904224@N05/30941686945/in/dateposted-public/" title="Nepenthes reinwardtiana Red Flush BE"><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5326/30941686945_ff5740b355_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Nepenthes reinwardtiana Red Flush BE"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
N. reinwardtiana - this is one of BE's new red flush clones, which look suspiciously introgressed with something. Hopefully time will tell.

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N. fusca Sarawak

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N. truncata

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N. burkei - this plant decided to abandon the main growth point in favor of this basal. This is probably the best pitcher I've ever gotten out of this species, I'm not sure why it struggles so much.

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N. veitchii Hose Mountains, MT - not the best form of this species even when mature, but it grows pretty fast for a veitchii.

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N. Ventrata

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Two nice N. glandulifera pitchers.

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N. maxima "Wavy Leaf" BE - looks like I lucked out and got the clone I was looking for, which has pure green pitchers and blood red wavy leaves. The pitcher is malformed because it was squished up against another plant.

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N. singalana Belirang - I think this is a new pitcher, which is probably why it's so pale.

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I didn't know N. graciliflora could get this red, especially my plant, which has always been pretty green. A pleasant surprise to be sure!

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This 9-inch N. chaniana pitcher hit the top of the rack!

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and this N. sanguinea intermediate grew right through the rack.

 

[Clue]

Done with finals; here's some celebratory pictures:

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BE's false eymae clone - a very vigorous plant

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Another nice common one, N. fusca Sarawak

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Another N. fusca, the typical Sabah form, from Mt. Kinabalu

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One of BE's newer red N. reinwardtiana clones

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A wacky-looking N. robcantleyi clone; I can't say I've seen one with defined splotches like this

Some lowlanders:
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N. clipeata looking good

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N. vieillardii also looking surprisingly nice

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This plant is an heirloom clone of N. eustachya, probably wild-collected, from the university collection - I'm pretty sure it's actually a hybrid with N. gracilis

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N. campanulata BE

 

[hcarlton]

N. eustachya basically loses its wings pretty early on, even in lowers, so I'd say that's definitely a gracilis hybrid