Looking for hybrid pictures...

[Frederick]

Hello,

I'm looking for pictures of adult-size pitchers and possible
advise on following hybrids:

clipeata x rafflesiana   -  looks like a normal clipeata
bongso x gymnamphora
clipeata x (clipeata x eymae)

The last two I bought in Leiden, the Netherlands last year and
I think their former owner is registered here. Can't
remember his name but he is German.

Cheers,
Frederick

 

[nepenthes gracilis]

Hello and welcome to the forums Frederick!

This is Tony Paroubek's mature N. clipeata x (clipeata x eymae) I do also grow this plant, but mine is still very tiny and it is a very easy hardy plant.

Hope that helps.

 

[Frederick]

Hello Dustin.

From photos and personal experience, I think it's fair to state
that clipeata is very dominant in hybrids. Ok, the above
picture is 75% clipeata, but I expected my clipeata x raffles
and clip x ventricosa to be intermediate to some extent.
Makes you wonder how many 'true' clipeatas there are in
culture. Since hybrids tend to inherit mostly clipeata looks,
it also makes me think about why they grow in such confined
areas. Maybe their looks define a very narrow niche in the wild
and outside this niche, their characteristics are not very
competetive.
Just my two Eurocents.

BTW, where's the introduction page?

Thanks for the picture,
Frederick

 

[Dyflam]

General Discussions seems to get the most traffic if you want to introduce yourself... welcome to the forums.

 

[Frederick]

Dustin,

you used the same photo in a previous thread called pictures
where it is simply named N. clipeata. Which one is it?

Frederick

 

[Tony Paroubek]

This would be a good thread for you to read about concerning N. clipeata Clip-1 clone and its heritage
Tony

Clip-1

 

[nepenthes gracilis]

Frederick, read the clip-1 clone topic, the picutre I posted was thought to be the true clipeata but it is now N. clipeata x (clipeata x eymae)

 

[Joachim Danz]

Hi Frederick,

The plant I'm growing as N. gymnamphora is propably N. gymnamphora x N. bongso, the opposite cross you're looking for.

http://home.arcor.de/j.danz/N_gymnamphora_f.html

Joachim