bobh
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Post by bobh on Dec 27, 2009 11:41:38 GMT -10
Mitchell: My media are based on cypress mulch which is cheap (large bag at Lowe's for $2), drains well, and seems to last a long time. I actually plant with damp LFS around the roots so they stay moist until the new plant gets established. Thanks for the nice comments.
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Post by Noa_F on Jan 26, 2010 7:17:55 GMT -10
Maybe this isn't new and I'm just late in hearing it but Tony paroubek has 3 hybrids involving BE's black truncatas. All of the ventricosa x black truncata are gone but there are still bellii x truncata and densiflora x truncata on the reserve list. I bought the latter two and they came in yesterday and they look great. The densiflora x black truncata should look amazig as it already has a very dark color and peristome ridges. Not sure about the belli cross as the pitchers are still green and rather bellii-like. I'll try and get pics up later if anybody is interested in seeing them.
Noa
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Post by thezyo on Jan 30, 2010 6:38:30 GMT -10
Noa_F - are those pics going up soon? I'm contemplating if I need a densiflora X black truncata in my collection because I'm sure the peristome will be amazing if it looks like I think it will look like..
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Post by Noa_F on Jan 30, 2010 9:13:10 GMT -10
Ill try to get them up Sunday, they are still small so the peristomedoes not look like much yet hut it is red and has ridges. I think it is a great time to get them while they are only $35 because once they gt bigge and people realize how nice they are they will go way up in price.
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Post by Noa_F on Feb 22, 2010 22:07:15 GMT -10
Sorry for the late post but I finally got the pictures. N. densiflora x truncata "King of Clubs" N. bellii x truncata "King of Spades" Noa
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Post by crazymac on Mar 2, 2010 10:12:30 GMT -10
I imagine most of you have already been notified, but Andreas Wistuba will be offering small plants of Nepenthes edwardsiana for 150 euros.
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Post by walterg on Mar 3, 2010 3:59:16 GMT -10
I imagine most of you have already found out, but they are already all gone. I imagine most of you have already been notified, but Andreas Wistuba will be offering small plants of Nepenthes edwardsiana for 150 euros. (And, no, I didn't buy 20. I was too late to get one.)
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Post by rainforest on Mar 3, 2010 17:19:01 GMT -10
I imagine there were just a few seed originals available (as tc'ing this species pose a lot of problems) I am curious of how much exactly was available. I have a keen interest in this species and have been following its availability in captivity for some time. Because of its difficulty to tc, this is one of those species that should become available soon as breeding age seedlings come of age. One must have the right climate to successfully grow these beauties. This species gets large and unless you live in an area where you can grow this to a hefty vine up a tree, you can almost forget about growing it in an aquarium. It is with great hope and anticipation to see this successfully available as seed original exclusive plants in captivity. I wish I could say the same about so many other species mainly available as tc exclusive plants!
M
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Post by Noa_F on Mar 3, 2010 17:50:06 GMT -10
Wow that is a massiveeee pitcher. It looks like a cross between N. attenboroughii and N. rajah because of its wings and peristome neck.
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Post by nepsaroundthehouse on Mar 4, 2010 3:41:19 GMT -10
Thanks Noa for the notice. So were the plants being offered tc plants? If so I wonder how big they were and how hardened off. Good luck to whoever got 'em.
J
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Post by walterg on Mar 4, 2010 5:43:09 GMT -10
My understanding is that Andreas has 4 clones of N. edwardsiana, and is offering one of them for sale. Assuming they are not rooted cutings (highly unlikely), they must be TC.
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Post by rainforest on Mar 5, 2010 9:11:52 GMT -10
If I recall, tc'ing eddies there are some problems in the rooting from explant stage (they make growth without roots) and the other problem is that they do not grow out of the explant multiplication stage. This may appear appealing when your plant makes off-sets, unfortunately roots may not develop at the same time. I'm very curious about seeing any of these, especially their root systems. M
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Post by vraev on Mar 5, 2010 17:02:42 GMT -10
Unfortunately I was too late to get one as well. But it will be really good to see how the first wave of commercial eddies perform in cultivation.
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Post by nepsaroundthehouse on Mar 6, 2010 5:13:48 GMT -10
New BE releases
N. alba: An easy to grow species from Gng. Tahan in Peninsular Malaysia. This species has similar traits to Nepenthes gracillima with which it is easily confused. All pitchers show good colouration even at a very young age. In high light levels leaves also become dark red. 8 clones
N. boschiana: Rare spectacular species from southern Borneo. Peristome is dark purple with elongate purple flecked pitchers. This is the first ever release of seed-grown Nepenthes boschiana. The male parentis our BE-3039 from Gng. Besar and the female is a clone from another supplier with somewhat different appearance. This release is very limited in quantity and it will be up to a year before clones from the lab start to become available.
N. kerrii: A very recently described new species from Satun, Southern Thailand. All different individuals from seed. Limited release of less than 170 plants total.
N. mira: An unusual species from Palawan which is closely related to N. rajah. Pitcher colouration is an unusual orange which it seems to consistently pass on to hybrids, sometimes in subtle ways, such as an orange tint to the peristome or pitcher body. The first ever release of seed-grown individuals of this species from Cleopatra’s Needle in Palawan, Philippines. If true to form, the pitchers will be of orange colouration. This is a limited release of less than 150 individuals from seed and it will be up to a year before clones from the lab start to become available
N. mirabilis purple clone: Selected as the best of 24 clones for it's outstanding colouration, this exceptional clone has a deep purple pitcher body, only rarely observed in the wild.
N. ampullaria x spectabilis: Another new hybrid from the BE stable, this is sure to be a winner as apart from being beautiful, it will grow well in a wide range of temperatures. Red N. ampullaria crossed with our unique giant form of N. spectablis. A random assortment from 11 clones
N. sibuyanensis x spectabilis: From a carefully selected colourful clone of N. sibuyanensis crossed with our giant form of N. spectabilis. Pitcher colouration seems very promising
N. talangensis x spectabilis: A particularly attractive new horticultural cross with our giant N. spectabilis. A random assortment from 2 clones
N. ventricosa x (ramispina x sanguinea): Judging from the parentage, this cross doesn't sound particularly exciting but we have been pleasantly surprised. Colouration varies between individuals with all being deep purple flecked on backgrounds varying from green to purple. Vigorous and easy as you might expect. A limited release of seed grown individuals of less than 200 plants total
Enjoy J
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Post by vraev on Mar 6, 2010 8:50:09 GMT -10
spectacular. N. mira would be a nice small almost miniature rajah. I sure would love to get one of those.
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