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Post by leilani on Jun 5, 2013 22:14:30 GMT -10
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Post by Robiii on Jun 5, 2013 23:30:34 GMT -10
Sam do you have any pictures of the sumatrana x beccariana hybrid when 2-3" across? I have one from my beccariana batch that survived don't even know how many there were originally, but its squat I'll post tomorrow.
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Post by christianjames on Jun 6, 2013 12:34:19 GMT -10
Looks like you're trying to hybridize sarracenia out of nepenthes w that Red Skelton and Freder!
Nice to see those Puna 'Black Sands' uppers, my Night Song (Puna x Truncata) is transitioning to uppers, but I'm not sure how far along they are. Probably still intermediates since they still have a good resemblance to the lowers, hopefully they will keep a good amount of color and shape w the truncata influence. A flower has also been exposed, and it turns out that... it's a girl! Already got some Mauna Loa 'Fountain' pollen in the fridge just waiting for her!
Immaculate is also stunning! such saturated color
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Post by Robiii on Jun 8, 2013 12:06:15 GMT -10
N. Immaculate is as stated.
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Post by mikuláš on Jun 9, 2013 0:36:26 GMT -10
I had never seen uppers of N. Red Skelton before -- it is as unusual as rumored.
The Porsolana looks fantastic. Great color, great shape. The uppers will no doubt be similarly amazing. Is it more vigorous than species burbidgeae?
The mouth shape, angle, & mouth-to-body proportions of Safari remind me, albeit loosely, of Ruby Alice. Not as magnificent, of course.
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Post by Noa_F on Jun 9, 2013 6:37:56 GMT -10
Excellent pictures Sam! As was said, the colors on that Immaculate are great and the red Skeleton sure is different looking! Have you seen much variation in the Porsolanas? I was hoping for more of a flared peristome on them from the veitchii parent but haven't seen it so far.
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Post by leilani on Jun 17, 2013 22:03:03 GMT -10
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Post by Robiii on Jun 17, 2013 22:23:09 GMT -10
N. merrilliana and N. rafflesiana! Got those down. At least for the first gen. hybrids.
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Post by Robiii on Jun 17, 2013 22:24:28 GMT -10
N. Meteor and the Pasain truncata are nice not like any of these aren't.
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Post by mikuláš on Jun 18, 2013 9:26:37 GMT -10
The last two clearly share rafflesiana as a parent, but are they both merrilliana x rafflesiana? The Melvino looks really good. It's comforting to know there's another exceptional clone out there, safe from disaster The first pics of your second posting look like a candy-striped splendiana. A Kohala clone, perhaps? Meteor is likewise becoming a beauty. It'd be interesting to do a comparison with clipeata x (clipeata x eymae) one day.
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Post by hcarlton on Jun 18, 2013 18:10:51 GMT -10
The Melvino is stunning, as is the second specimen of what I suspect is the merriliana x raff.
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Post by leilani on Jun 18, 2013 21:12:11 GMT -10
Both plants are N. rafflesiana x merrilliana from EP. N. Meteor ( maxima x clipeata) and N. Shaleen ( bellii x clipeata) are both looking really good and very clip-like. N. Meteor is developing some very interesting peristome colors and stripes and both gregs seem to have lots of vigor. Sorry Nicholas, I'm not sure on the first group picture. I'll need to go dig around in the pot and look for a tag. The N. Melvino is about as close to black as it gets with Nepenthes. Like the "Black Sands" cultivar of the N. Puna grex it differs from the deep-purple "Blacks" of most Nepenthes and look more like a "Flat Black" from a spray can.
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Post by hcarlton on Jun 20, 2013 18:56:39 GMT -10
I think the only thing I've seen blacker is Whimgrinder's N. naga.
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Post by leilani on Jun 20, 2013 21:21:33 GMT -10
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Post by mikuláš on Jun 23, 2013 12:51:01 GMT -10
"Great plants, Sam!" is almost starting to sound cliche But here goes anyway I think the eustachya is stunning -- even though we don't see the whole plant, I imagine the plant's presentation is striking, with dark stems & mid veins terminating in very bright, light pitchers. A very uncommon contrast. A plant like that does not need a big, flashy peristome. Burgandy is simply beautiful, and an interesting combination of features from the parents. I can't think of any species lowers that have quite that shape. Uppers should be a treat! Nile is a winner. And so is Princess Mashed Potatoes, albeit in a different race...
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