Nep that you want, but can't have?

[nightsky]

So, name one, just one, nep you'd like to grow but can't.

I can provide highland temps fairly easily, but lowland conditions I cannot. So that makes true lowlanders a no go for me. Honestly, I don't like many lowlanders, so I don't mind much.

But, their is one lowlander I'd love to have : Northiana. A mature northiana makes what I consider to be among the most beautiful pitchers in the genus. The uppers are spectacular. I love the gaping mouth with the bright, flared peristome. I understand they are fussy to begin with, and without some major effort, I cannot give it the temps it needs.

So, is there one nep you covet that's off limits?

 

[carnivoure12]

Northiana for me, its a bit picky, and i can't achive lowlandtemps easily.

Also, N. Edwardsiana beacuse of its rarity n cultivation. Can't think of anymore at the moment

 

[swords]

Northiana was an extremely slow grower for me.Some people say it likes less light to grow big but I've seen pics of it growing exposed on rocky outcrops so I assume it liked good light and gave it that. Other lowlanders grew like gangbusters but northiana just plodded along.

Edwardsiana and klossii are the ones I would really like to see made available.

 

[Clue]

I can't grow these species because lowlanders do not do well for me:
gracilis, ampulliaria, bicalcarata, northiana, bellii, etc.

I can't grow these because they aren't really available:
edwardsiana, klosii, etc.

List does go on, unfortunately.

 

[dashman]

Edwardsiana, Villosa, and Macrophylla. I am not sure if I could grow an Edswardiana with my current conditions due to lack of info, but I know I couldn't grow a villosa since it is a ultra-highlander. I am working on that though...

Oh and also, N. Sabre as well as about 10 or so hybrids I cannot justify spending the money for.

 

[Wolfn]

Nepenthes Hamata.


Seriously, everytime I see that plant for sale, it's more than $200. Heck, I've seen them up to $600 on ebay.

 

[Capensis]

Just one? Ummmm.

I can't decide. LOL.

 

[Steven Magee]

No one else is going to mention Nepenthes hurrelliana? I can't find this plant for sale... anywhere. From it's supposed ancestry (Fusca x veitchii) it shouldn't be that hard to grow. And from what I understand it's doing just fine in the wild. Someone needs to go get some seeds and get it started in propagation!

 

[Nepfreak]

I'd like to get my hands on some of those EP hybrids that aren't available anymore, like predator, lowii x truncata, etc. But the beauty is they just keep coming out with more!

 

[glider14]

No one else is going to mention Nepenthes hurrelliana? I can't find this plant for sale... anywhere. From it's supposed ancestry (Fusca x veitchii) it shouldn't be that hard to grow. And from what I understand it's doing just fine in the wild. Someone needs to go get some seeds and get it started in propagation!

right on! i think BE or wistuba had clones being prepared and that will be ready soon. thats the plant i want too.

Alex

 

[Aslam]

Jsut one!?!? I might do more than that. Probably N. argentii, edwarsiana, northiana, and truncata 'black'. Most of those i don't have a setup for, or I think a multi-$$$ plant would make me a little nervous growing it!