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Michael, I sympathise with you completely. I have farmed out about half of my collection to friends to look after after I ran out of space, and that was after giving away most of the hybrids I had. I break into a cold sweat when I consider that quite a few of my plants, whilst seedlings now, will soon turn into very large plants. It's more than a consuming passion... LOL
My biggest fear is that some unusual cross will come out of its shell and bloom into a beautiful plant. by then, I would have sold all but two and wished I didn't part with any. I can also imagine the parent of the exotic cross that I like so much has bit the dust and is no longer around and remaking that cross will be impossible!
I think its time we revived this old thread. Lets see some new pics!
Strange fear, Michael. My fear is that a really interesting cross will come out and Michael will buy all the available plants so there won't be any left for me. Or has this already happened?
both are very nice, i need more Neps. hmmmmmmmmm need to build a larger grow chamber. now that i have room my plastic sheet over top of shelves is less and less appealing. guess im going to have to pic up some plexi, ive got a bunch of 2x2's, 2x4's a plywood still in the shed
I don't have any N. lowii hybrids that are producing upper pitchers. I've heard the extreme shape of N. lowii upper pitchers may translate into some deformity in it's hybrids. Anyone had experience with this?
KPG
The lowii hybrids with ventricosa reds are truly a gorgeous grex. I have many plants with uppers that look more N. Trusmadiensis (wide mouthed) than lowii. I suppose the peristome from ventricosa contributes similarly (but not as high a degree as) to that of macrophylla. The peristome is clearly more ventricosa-like than lowii-like. The coloration is truly enhanced by N. ventricosa red and the firm woody pitchers enhanced by lowii. I feel the crosses with ventricosa and TM will be even better as plants mature into Trusmadiensis-like plants. Its evident from looking at my thorelii x TM plant that its almost like looking at a Trusmadiensis!
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