Some N. lowii and N. xTrusmadiensis hybrids

[ch00ka]

I want to share some pics of my N. lowii and N. xTrusmadiensis hybrids. So many great N. lowii and N. xTrusmadiensis hybrids are emerging, particularly from Exotica Plants.

To start off, here is a pitcher from N. lowii x ventricosa:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chooka345/4591702246/" title="N. lowii x ventricosa by Chooka456, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4591702246_29b7b662af.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="N. lowii x ventricosa" /></a>


An odd, green clone of N. (spathulata x aristolochiodes) x (lowii x ventricosa):
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chooka345/4591058371/" title="N. (spathulata x aristolochiodes) x (lowii x ventricosa) by Chooka456, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4591058371_eab5b184d6.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="N. (spathulata x aristolochiodes) x (lowii x ventricosa)" /></a>


A young N. (ventricosa x sibuyanensis) x xTrusmadiensis pitcher showing promise:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chooka345/4591055755/" title="N. (ventricosa x sibuyanensis) x xTrusmadiensis by Chooka456, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4591055755_bfec73d448.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="N. (ventricosa x sibuyanensis) x xTrusmadiensis" /></a>


A squat form of N. ventricosa x (lowii x ventricosa):
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chooka345/4591669500/" title="N. ventricosa x (lowii x ventricosa) by Chooka456, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4591669500_f37f74010d.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="N. ventricosa x (lowii x ventricosa)" /></a>


One of several forms of N. maxima x xTrusmadiensis in my collection:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chooka345/4591043657/" title="N. maxima x xTrusmadiensis by Chooka456, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4591043657_23e0fa7567.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="N. maxima x xTrusmadiensis" /></a>


A pair of pitchers of a more squat form of N. maxima x xTrusmadiensis:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chooka345/4056251947/" title="Nepenthes maxima x xTrusmadiensis by Chooka456, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2580/4056251947_42e880fd5c.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Nepenthes maxima x xTrusmadiensis" /></a>


My favorite seedling clone of N. spectabilis x (lowii x ventricosa):
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chooka345/4591040843/" title="N. spectabilis x (lowii x ventricosa) by Chooka456, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4591040843_63c4172aca.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="N. spectabilis x (lowii x ventricosa)" /></a>


A pair of older pitchers from the same N. spectabilis x (lowii x ventricosa) plant as above:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chooka345/4591037303/" title="N. spectabilis x (lowii x ventricosa) by Chooka456, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4591037303_1122e82b0b.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="N. spectabilis x (lowii x ventricosa)" /></a>


An upper pitcher of my N. bellii x xTrusmadiensis(a):
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chooka345/4591033851/" title="N. bellii x xTrusmadiensis by Chooka456, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3307/4591033851_6404fe6017.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="N. bellii x xTrusmadiensis" /></a>


A small pitcher from N. ventricosa x xTrusmadiensis:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chooka345/4098181464/" title="Nepenthes ventricosa x xTrusmadiensis (c) by Chooka456, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2557/4098181464_a36881371b.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Nepenthes ventricosa x xTrusmadiensis (c)" /></a>


An upper pitcher from N. thorellii x xTrusmadiensis:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chooka345/4591995256/" title="N. thorellii x xTrusmadiensis by Chooka456, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4591995256_3b8f6f1bc3.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="N. thorellii x xTrusmadiensis" /></a>


And lastly, a pitcher from my favorite clone of N. maxima x (lowii x ventricosa):
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chooka345/4591027557/" title="N. maxima x (lowii x ventricosa) by Chooka456, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4591027557_a5eb883cf2.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="N. maxima x (lowii x ventricosa)" /></a>
That's all. I hope nobody minds me showing off some of these awesome plants.

Cheers!

/Edit: Oops, looks like I screwed up the links to the Flickr photo pages. Fixed.

 

[uphwiz]

i love this green clone of N. (spathulata x aristolochiodes) x (lowii x ventricosa),

 

[ch00ka]

Hi uphwiz,

I'm assuming my green clone gets its character from the N. spathulata x aristolochiodes parent. If you look in the background, you can see the pitcher of another clone of N. (spathulata x aristolochiodes) x (lowii x ventricosa) that has more like N. lowii x ventricosa characteristics.

 

[Clue]

Lowii hybrids are almost always stunners.

 

[Ngantnier]

Awesome plants ch00ka! Thanks for sharing

 

[nightsky]

Love the plants. I especially like the first vent x tm. Sure it's somewhat common, but it's great anyway.

 

[ch00ka]

I think that some of these hybrids being common is an advantage in the long run. I hope it won't be long before we start to see some awesome home-made complex hybrids with N. lowii and N. xTrusmadiensis become common. I just checked my N. lowii x ventricosa and it's sending up a male spike. I have a female N. maxima x mira and female N. maxima, Sulawesi x talangensis in flower. Hopefully, the pollen will mature in time to fertilize these.