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first nep.!

i finally got my first nep. which i got from a local nursery. Its a Nepenthes alata and its been at my house for bout 4 wk.s so far and its looking great! i even took a cutting to try my hand at propagateing them. i have it in my plant room hanging in a humidiftyied bag, hears the photo.
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Welcome to the world of Nepenthes! Nice try on the identification, but it is almost certain to be the common hybrid N. x Ventrata (N. alata x N. ventricosa). Other than that its a great first timers plant and should prove easy and pleasing to grow!
 
huh, really? the tag just said plain old alata
 
They all do and for some reason they won't print new ones.
 
Does it say what nursery or producer it came from? If it was a overseas from a big produce, DeRoose, or Gublers it is definetly N. alata, also I can tell even as far away as the plant is in the picture is is 100% Ventrata. ;)
 
They all do and for some reason they won't print new ones.

It's true. My first nep I ordered from petflytrap.com and it was supposed to be an N. alata. After showing Ben some pictures we determined that it was, in fact, N. x ventrata...

It happens quite often. But it still makes a nice plant regardless of the name.

xvart.
 
I also just rescued a supposed N. alata from a local nursey today and I'm not 100% percent sure that it is a N. alata. How do you tell?
 
N. alata is a very variable species. Usually they are cylindrical and drab, althought they can also be spotted or bulbous or big or small... you get the idea.

N. ventricosa is has relatively short, squat pitchers and they are constrained around the middle, almost as if they have been corseted.

N. Ventrata has elongated pitchers which are quite bulbous at the bottom (although not in the same manner as N. ventricosa) and narrow the closer you get to the peristome. It's a hybrid of the two plants above.

Lol, here are good examples.

N. alata
Actually I'm going to link you to Bob Ziemer's website for this because it is such a variable species that there is no "standard" plant. http://www.humboldt.edu/~rrz7001/Nepenthes.html

N. ventricosa
http://www.carnivora.nl/archief/carnivora2002/pim/178-7828_IMG.jpg

N. Ventrata
http://www.sharkan.net/images/fotohadanky/fotohadanka003a.jpg
 
o, ok, i can see the diffrence now, thanks for clearing that up!
 
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No problem :)
 
  • #11
Congrats on the Nep! I've had mine for over a year now and love it! Last years pitchers are finally starting to rot away. These are easy to care for and FUN!

Tom
 
  • #12
Gosh Darn It!!!!!!
I bought a N. x 'Ventrata'
 
  • #14
Deroose sells xventrata as alata. I don't think they sell alata for the mass market.
 
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