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That looks like ventrata with pitchers developed in low humidity. The low humidity causes the top to be slightly deformed and the lid to not grow. Yes, it definitely looks strange.
The decreased leaf size, and curvy growth I'm guessing are from the stress of the lower humidity/not-ideal conditions it was subjected to at Home Depot.
Pat,
The thing is I've had it for almost a year in ideal conditions. I think it's genetic, especially given the growth point which has divided into like 12 growth points.
Capslock
Edit: I should point out that some of these pitchers are like 6 months old and still perfect. It's healthy in it's own odd way.
I have an N. x ventrata that is a cutting and rooted I know, and simply will not pitcher or grow straight leaves....its very malformed and I cannot figure out why.
Hmm OK! Just extrapolating from my own experiences with the plant. I have seen pitchers like that a few times, on my own plants and in the forums, and it was usually caused by low humidity.
WOW! I think that's crazy that even in ideal growing conditions it had such trouble developing a lid! Just shows what happens when uneducated people make hybrids using pollen chosen from an "eenie meeni miney moe" game!
Don't worry, I'll kill any flower-like appendage that emerges from this thing. Cuttings are out of the question as there's really nothing to cut. The only reason I keep it around is to see what happens next!
I'm not sure of neps, but I thought I've read somewhere before that some times plants raised from tissue culture can take a few years to start growing right?
Just a thought.
I agree with droseradude, I appreciate such oddities for the idea of it being "original" or "individual". After all it is such carnivorous oddness that brought I'm sure more than just myself to Nepenthes. Caps is right though, I wouldn't allow any kind of breeding behavior from it.
I do know that such things happen from over use of growth regulators, and that is not inconceivable of a plant from who knows where and found at Home Depot. I'm sure that less than ideal conditions further push the buttons.
Caps if you ever have an inkling to take a cutting, I'd be interested.
I have seen plenty.. It's neglect on the part of the lab to turn out genetically deformed junk for the sake of pushing their cloning to the limit and churning out any old thing so they can stick it in a pot and bring in some $$$ for it. These things grow poorly if at best and will never look like a proper Nepenthes. I would feel bad for some beginner that picked up something like this from the chain store...SO yes IMO compost.
I agree Tony. I'm not a veteran of this hobby, was a real newbie when I bought this plant. I was just so happy to see a nepenthes for sale, I grabbed it. These days, I buy from more reputable sources
, and don't want to support such slack work.
Newbies out there, DON'T BUY THIS JUNK!!! Buy from reputable dealers. Be sure of what you're buying!
However, I just can't bring myself to kill it. Yet.
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