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Post by mikuláš on Oct 7, 2011 2:50:11 GMT -10
That's one of the best-looking diatas in cultivation that I've seen photographed. And one of the few muluensis x lowii that has made it to upper pitchers.
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Post by mikuláš on Oct 3, 2011 5:26:48 GMT -10
8 active upper pitchers (2011-9-30):
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Post by mikuláš on Oct 3, 2011 3:31:56 GMT -10
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Post by mikuláš on Sept 28, 2011 15:46:31 GMT -10
The Song of Melancholy hybrid has been around for a while now, and having been inspired by the recent veitchii hybrid thread & ellisonk001's rolling picture thread, I thought it might be interesting to have a thread where we could compare our different clones. If I recall correctly, SoM was originally bred by Michael (aka rainforest). The mother was boschiana, and there are believed to be 2 fathers, based on what Michael had blooming at the time: spectabilis x veitchii and veitchii. Sam has grown out a number of these and posted some stunning pics of them here. I'll get started by doing gross injustice to my plants with my poor photography. Moving the plants out of their indoor grow area for a proper photo shoot is difficult, so these will have to suffice. Clone 1: probably boschiana x (spectabilis x veitchii). About 2 ft. /0.7m across, it's a steady grower with long-lasting pitchers. The peristome starts out striped, but the stripes become harder to see as the peristome darkens. The whole plant: Clone 2: boschiana x veitchii. The peristome darkens with age and does not reflex. Older pitcher on the left. In good light the peristome on this one gets very, very dark. Both grow well in my intermediate conditions and make long tendrils ('cuz boschiana makes everything better ) Any others out there?
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Post by mikuláš on Sept 25, 2011 7:05:31 GMT -10
That maxima hybrid looks really nice -- ruffled leaves, peristome, and lid. Nice striping as well, and a very graceful shape. I couldn't begin to guess the parents.
I think the (maxima x veitchii) x (Rokko x veitchii) is an under-rated hybrid. I remember that Tristan's sold one on eBay for much less than I expected it would fetch. The color & peristome are strong, and the pitcher:leaf ration on adults plants is excellent.
I'm still amazed how much 'Ruby Alice' stands out from the Kohala grex. I noticed that another cultivar from the grex is for sale on the retail site, Kohala 'Kailua'. Are there any photos of that one floating around by chance?
That wrigleyana x campanulata is still looking very campanulata-esque, but with great color and lid shape. It'll be interesting to see whether that holds when the intermediates & uppers arrive, too.
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Post by mikuláš on Sept 24, 2011 3:12:44 GMT -10
Wow. Looks like the giant Rokko has made quite a comeback after its fall a couple years ago!
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Post by mikuláš on Sept 15, 2011 5:27:35 GMT -10
Amazing, Sam. Seems Caesar keeps getting better and better
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Post by mikuláš on Sept 10, 2011 3:25:39 GMT -10
Great shots, Keith. I especially liked the comparison between your Mixta and maxima x boschiana. Is the maxima x boschiana making uppers? I'm curious what the coloration of uppers will be.
Looks like the wittei is growing pretty steadily, and the eymae x veitchii looks great. Very neat albino khasiana basal!
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Post by mikuláš on Sept 8, 2011 12:50:59 GMT -10
Your plants are outstanding as usual, Keith. But I'm not sure it's entirely clear what you meant about putting names into a hat...Is there a drawing going on?
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Post by mikuláš on Aug 23, 2011 10:02:41 GMT -10
I'm going to take a wild guess: spathulata x gracilis.
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Post by mikuláš on Aug 22, 2011 6:22:50 GMT -10
Is one parent mirabilis?
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Post by mikuláš on Aug 21, 2011 1:30:56 GMT -10
Update 18 August 2011: The plant has grown about 3 feet over the past year -- not bad for a plant living in temperate North America Uppers are mostly green, but with nice shape. Whole plant: Cluster of 3 uppers: Close-up of uppers:
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Post by mikuláš on Aug 17, 2011 3:18:43 GMT -10
While cleaning up the plants recently, this frightening apparition appeared: I hope this isn't a sign of things to come
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Post by mikuláš on Aug 9, 2011 10:35:27 GMT -10
It was only down temporarily.
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Post by mikuláš on Aug 9, 2011 10:32:08 GMT -10
It's a Nepenthes fairy-tale...
Still can't get over how gracilis-like the Dark Giant is. Or how large. It's nice that the uppers turned out so well-colored.
Any luck finding another clone in the nursery, or is this the sole survivor?
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