Some neps grown in L/L tropical weather

[nepnut]

Hi everybody,
This would be my first pic posting here, please comment and be gentle on me as I'm still "green"... ;D Thanks for viewing

N. albomarginata "Cameron Highland" (MT)


N. ampullaria -1


N. ampullaria -2


N. ampullaria -3


N. benstonei


N. boschiana (MT)


N. mirabilis "Merah"


N. rafflesiana "Sandakan" (MT)


N. rafflesiana "Johor" - Originated from Southern Peninsular Malaysia


N. rafflesiana var nigropuperea


N. rafflesiana var nivea


N. sumatrana (MT) - Very tempremental nep for me


N. veitchii "Green" L/L


N. thorelii spp


N. ampullaria x hookeriana - Not sure if this is the correct ID as I got it labled as such...


N. lowii x boschiana (EP)


Peristome and lid close up...


N. thorelii x merrilliana (EP) -Slowly gaining in size, not sure how big it can get growing in L/L tropical weather...


N. truncata x trusmadiensis (EP) - Growing steadily...

[unclemasa]

No one will be making fun of your efforts!

Excellent plants and photography! ;D

I really love the dark N. rafflesiana.

[jgriffin]

So do I and I love the mirabilis too!
Well done!

Cheers,

Joe

[Marcello Catalano]

Excellent plants really!!!!
You should show up more often!
We never see any benstonei, can we see the whole plant, to compare it with the twin species N. thai?

[dvg]

Very well done Nepnut! Those crispy sharp photos of your incredibly well grown beautiful plants is a real treat. Thanks for posting and hope to see more from you in the future.

[nepnut]

Thanks everybody for your kind comments... I actually just started to grow neps not too long ago, that's why still "green"

Cello, you can check out the field report that I posted early this year forum.petpitcher.com/showthread.php?t=1916 if you haven't already. If you need further details, just let me know. Thanks.

[Dave Evans]

Hello Nepnut,

That is N. hookeriana. You have got a nice collection of lowlanders.

Marcello, the photos posted of N. benstonei sure are very similar to the species I got from Nong which he calls "Red Tiger". However, this red tiger is a tuberous species and I know next to nothing about N. benstonei other than it can be hairy when young (red tiger is complete glabrous). And so far every article and set of photos I have seen of N. benstonei species seems to depict something different perhaps some authors confused it with the mirabilis hybrids...?

[wijaya]

@rob: probably we got the plant from the same source, so I hope you dont mind if I posted the leaf and whole plant picture of mine here.

@marcello: here is the plant:


Ed

[nepnut]

Thanks Dave for the proper ID. I also suspected that this plant was a N. x hookeriana.

Ed,
It's ok, we're all here to share and learn....

At first glance, I think the plant you got might not be a pure N. benstonei... From the leaves, there seems to be some N. mirabilis influence. Ed, does this nep have thin leaves or thick leaves like N. sanguinea? Got a pic of the pitcher to show?

I'm no expert in nep taxonomy, I'll take a few pics of the N. benstonei and N. benstonei x mirabilis I got, hopefully someone can gain some useful knowliedge from this.

Should we just continue here for N. benstonei discussion or should we start a new thread? Sorry I'm new here.

[Robiii]

WHOA! Wonderful group!