raff squat var alata
 

very happy to see 2 of mine developed, as they matured will developed into long ribbon tendril. pics will do the explanation*biggrin2*

1
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...u/DSCN5019.jpg

tendril width
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...u/DSCN5021.jpg

2/
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...u/DSCN5024.jpg

tendril width
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...u/DSCN5022.jpg

Re: raff squat var alata
 

Very cool Robert! I just noticed a few different raff varieties of mine are starting to develop wider tendrils too! I need to learn more about this phenomenon; is it variety specific, a weird gene, some strange mutation, a lucky fluke? All - Please post any (accurate) info you know about this! If you have a known variety that has this type of tendril please post a picture and the name! I'll try to shoot/post mine in a day or two.

Re: raff squat var alata
 

That's a pretty nice one, Robert. Hope mine will get ribbon tendril soon.*biggrin2*

Re: raff squat var alata
 

Woh Robert!!! Beautiful!!!! Nice....Looks like a the "winged" mirabilis

Ken

Re: raff squat var alata
 

Beautiful raff. The colour looks similar to 1 of my raff.

Re: raff squat var alata
 

Will like to share mine, this raff alata even got frilled tendril:
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/a...t/DSC00602.jpg

Ed

Re: raff squat var alata
 

Nice tendril!!!

Re: raff squat var alata
 

shawn, it was a raff varieties differentiated from ordinary raff.with their frilled tendrils. The pitchers take the form of giant, squat or typical type and pitcher's colours also varied from nivea, fleckled to tricolour. Their population are sparsely distributed.

Re: raff squat var alata
 

THANKS, I STILL HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SHOOT ANY PICTURES YET. Whoops! Robert, have you come across any of these out in the wild on your trips? I'm wondering if its every plant in a colony or just scattered individuals amongst a majority of 'normals'?

Re: raff squat var alata
 

shawn,they can occured in colony of their own or in areas where the typical raffs and other lowlanders occur - ampullaria, mirabilis,albormarginata, gracilis, and common hybrids.

some examples in the wild

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...u/DSC_8339.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...u/DSCN1643.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...u/DSCN1644.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...u/DSC_8292.jpg

due to the timing of flowering period hybrids among raff., var alata is not common but one potential and common candidate does occur when they are found nearby ie amp, thus we have the hookeriana var alata

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...u/DSCN1626.jpg

Imagination runs wild after seeing the hook., var alata. Lying somewhere,i'm very positive, there must be the rare red hook var alata or hot lips hook., alata form, or whatever possible hybrids formed from them. To locate and chance upon them need a wider search and investigate every single plant that came across.