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Post by sockhom on Apr 4, 2008 6:32:38 GMT -10
Nepenthes ampullaria:
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Post by sockhom on Apr 3, 2008 22:11:17 GMT -10
Marcello Catalano is doing a fascinating and rigorous work on the thaï species: Nepenthes smilesii/ anamensis, mirabilis , thorelii and many dubious and unindentified taxa. This is the definitive online work on the species of thaïland, filled with numerous field reports: www.nepenthesofthailand.com/François Mey.
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Post by sockhom on Apr 3, 2008 11:08:00 GMT -10
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Post by sockhom on Apr 3, 2008 10:52:27 GMT -10
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Post by sockhom on Apr 2, 2008 11:17:02 GMT -10
Hello . I wanted this species to enter cultivation and thus, I have sent seeds to nurseries and to some seasoned growers a few weeks after I discovered it in south Cambodia. Most of the people who grow it are very impressed by its growth rate. Here are some pictures which will help to prove my point: The seeds were sown in early august 2007: - september, 14th, 2007, a few weeks after germination (in a square 13/13 cm pot): - October, 3th, 2007- November, 11th, 2007- December, 17th, 2007: - February, 14th, 2008: - march, 21th, 2008. I think the seedlings will reach 20 cm leafspan this summer: After some discussions with good and competent friends, we made some assumptions: - We first thought that this plant might be a hybrid, hence the hybrid vigour but there was absolutely no other species at the location. - Christian klein, a very seasoned grower from Germany, made the assumption that the plant, which might have rootstock like N. smilesii , N. thorelii and N. "Viking" (i did not had the opportunity to check the roots system), might grow at this rate to be big enough when the dry season in Cambodia arrives. That's a very interesting idea. François.
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