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Post by dvg on Aug 1, 2012 12:29:36 GMT -10
Dvg how would you suggedt we do that? Should we cast them aside for a few years into a dark corner? I think youre on the right track of thinking, maybe we should take steps to avoid this wonderful and most likely historic hybrid becoming just as sam put it another mundane ventrata? That's a very good question Kevnep...how do we make the love stay and keep it alive? Taking a short break from Nepenthes does help, but not if we still have to maintain and care for a collection of them. Not looking at so many Nep pics also helps, but then again we are all drawn to our daily fix of Nep Porn. What i try to do is appreciate each of my plants for each of their own individual unique qualities... ...but once a plant becomes over-exposed, it's only natural that said plant will no longer seem quite as unique as it did originally. Do you have any suggestions on how to keep that magic alive?  dvg |
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Post by kevnep on Aug 1, 2012 20:33:10 GMT -10
It is a rather tricky question. I just ignore most of my neps most of the time, water them, give them some fungicide and forget they exist then one day i would usually take a stroll through the gh and notice that my plants have produced some amazing pitchers. I think what makes nepenthes different for me is that they have so much potential and then there is the exitement of waiting for uppers or making a new interesting hybrid.
I just try to appreciate my neps for the amazing plqnts that they are and you know for being my babies
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Post by nodine on Aug 4, 2012 10:50:28 GMT -10
I love this community. How cool is it that we can share our very specific, but common interest in Neps (and often photography)? You are my people ;-)
I started with orchids and had to wait for the blooms - and I still love my orchids. With Nepenthes however, I see the pitcher as the object of interest. As you point out kevnep, the diversity of pitcher shapes, colors, patterns, etc. keeps you hanging on for more! A macro lens can also open a window into some of the hid
DVG, the Nep Porn does present a problem for those of us who experience overexposure, followed by desensitization. What are you going to do though, really? Fortunately, I have the real thing in my greenhouse and that's pretty satisfying.
What were we talking about, again?
Oh, amazing pitcher, Sam! If I'm not mistaken, your collection of N. tiveyi is very diverse (in appearance). I'll continue working through Jeremiah to get those cuttings ;-)
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Post by leilani on Aug 4, 2012 21:55:38 GMT -10
The Tiveyi cross of maxima x veitchii has been re-created numerous times but I have not made this cross myself. I believe it was re-created by at least a couple of different breeders in Japan, that Leo Song remade it two or three decades ago in Southern California and, I think ep has done it more than once. The reverse-Tiveyi cross has also been made; probably more than once. The red version by ep, in this thread, is certainly the most impressive I've seen. I don't know if the original Victorian is still in existence but I have never seen or heard of anyone still having one.
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Post by ocpaddict10 on Aug 14, 2012 16:54:08 GMT -10
Hey Sam, can't wait to see your huge collection next week! These pitchers never get old to me and this cutting is from your plant the Red Queen and was wondering if the origin of this is from EP or a cross you made? Attachments:
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Post by ocpaddict10 on Aug 14, 2012 16:55:09 GMT -10
Another photo:). Such a great plant! Attachments:
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Post by leilani on Aug 14, 2012 23:51:47 GMT -10
It is from Exotica and it is an excellent plant.
See you soon.
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