N. Redneck [(truncata (?) x "thorelii") x maxima]
Sept 1, 2010 4:49:17 GMT -10
Post by mikuláš on Sept 1, 2010 4:49:17 GMT -10
This is my clone of N. Redneck, a hybrid grex made by BobH, consisting of toyoshimae x maxima = [(truncata x “thorelii”) x maxima].The toyoshimae is not quite like the majority of truncata x' thorelii out there – you can see BobH’s photos of it here (actually, these may be the only photos of this plant on the Internet):
pithotomy.com/toyoplant.jpg
pithotomy.com/toyotrap.jpg
Redneck is a vigorous, somewhat Rokko-like plant with long tendrils. I obtained it in June 2009, when it was just two years old (fairly large for its age). Its pitchers have evolved quite a bit over the past year, so I thought it would be interesting to document its development here. My apologies in advance for the amateur picture quality, and my cheapy camera. After a few months outside it went to live in a light box, under 2 HO T5 bulbs and 70% RH.
December 2009
Here’s its first pitcher in the light box:
Here you can see its last pitcher from outdoor growing beside its second pitcher in the light box – getting bigger fast:
Next to a small Miranda pitcher for shape comparison:
March 2010: A couple winter/early spring pitchers:
May 2010
Getting bigger – the plant has roughly quadrupled in size in less than a year:
You can see the steady development of the peristome, from rather thin to much more flared. Though Bob may not have had this in mind when he named the grex after a certain group of people in the American South, the pitcher column between the mouth and subtly bulbous bottom gets a reddish flush in strong light, giving this clone a "red neck". It grows a lot faster in heat (mid-upper 70s F / mid 90s F) than in the winter (low 60s F / upper 70s, lows 80s F), but has never gone dormant. It’s currently blooming with two flower stalks at just 3 years old.
pithotomy.com/toyoplant.jpg
pithotomy.com/toyotrap.jpg
Redneck is a vigorous, somewhat Rokko-like plant with long tendrils. I obtained it in June 2009, when it was just two years old (fairly large for its age). Its pitchers have evolved quite a bit over the past year, so I thought it would be interesting to document its development here. My apologies in advance for the amateur picture quality, and my cheapy camera. After a few months outside it went to live in a light box, under 2 HO T5 bulbs and 70% RH.
December 2009
Here’s its first pitcher in the light box:
Here you can see its last pitcher from outdoor growing beside its second pitcher in the light box – getting bigger fast:
Next to a small Miranda pitcher for shape comparison:
March 2010: A couple winter/early spring pitchers:
May 2010
Getting bigger – the plant has roughly quadrupled in size in less than a year:
You can see the steady development of the peristome, from rather thin to much more flared. Though Bob may not have had this in mind when he named the grex after a certain group of people in the American South, the pitcher column between the mouth and subtly bulbous bottom gets a reddish flush in strong light, giving this clone a "red neck". It grows a lot faster in heat (mid-upper 70s F / mid 90s F) than in the winter (low 60s F / upper 70s, lows 80s F), but has never gone dormant. It’s currently blooming with two flower stalks at just 3 years old.
Uppers are mostly green, but with nice shape.
