Beginning of rainy season....
 

Yay !! Now it started to rain....*biggrin2* With cooler night time temperature and higher humidity, my neps started to respond well to the change in weather pattern. :smile:

Here's some of the pics to share :shy:

N. andamada (confirmed by Marcello)
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/7779/adanmana.jpg

N. x Goblin (N. maxima x talangensis)
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/8251/xgoblin.jpg

N. gracilis
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5199/gracilis.jpg

N. x hookeriana
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/3...okerhotlip.jpghttp://img210.imageshack.us/img210/2473/hookerred.jpg

N. kongkandana
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7656/kongkandana.jpg

N. x kuchingensis
http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/3156/xkuching.jpg

N. lowii x boschiana - More colorful :smile:
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/3497/lowxbosh.jpg

N. maxima-dark x merrilliana - finally colored up and gaining in size :laugh:
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/3...errilliana.jpg

N. mirabilis var globosa
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/2...varglobosa.jpg

N. mirabilis var globosa x xkuchingensis
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/5093/vikingxkuching.jpg

N. x trichocarpa
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/4...richocarpa.jpghttp://img249.imageshack.us/img249/8...carpabasal.jpg

N. truncata x ephippiata - Only the first pitcher :shy:
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/287...ephippiata.jpg

N. ventricosa x ovata - adapting well to L/L weather, albiet smaller pitcher size :smile:
http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/1903/ventxovata.jpghttp://img11.imageshack.us/img11/487...ovatabunch.jpg

Unknown 1 (Suspected a form of N. sp Giant Tigers)
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/1756/unknown1h.jpg

Unknown 2 (possibly a form of N. kongkandana or something else)
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/6383/unknown2.jpg

Unknown 3 (perhaps a complex hybrid with N. mirabilis)
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/5708/unknown3s.jpg

That's all for now... thanks for viewing. :blush:

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brother... im speechless!!! those are really nice nepenthes

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OMG......my eyes literally popped out! How much was the truncata x epphipiata?

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wow......really nice...and interesting colour!!!

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BEAUTIFUL!

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Life couldn't get any better with paradise at your doorstep..:1thumbup:

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Hey Rob!
Good start for an exercise :)

N. kongkandana is for sure N. kongkandana because I guess - I hope - you collected seeds or cuttings from the areas where we found this species.

About unknown 1,2,3, we should understand if they are natural hybrids or if they were produced in a greenhouse. Unfortunately, many new hybrids have been made in captivity. If we don't know the province of origin of the mother plants, we can't know what they are. You should ask the seller if the seeds/cuttings of n. 1,2,3 have been produced in captivity or if they are from the wild.

UPDATE: giving a better look, it seems to me that unknown 1 is N. andamana x mirabilis var. globosa, unknown 2 is N. suratensis from Kanchanadit and unknown 3 is a man-made hybrid.

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So many beautiful neps..... thanks for sharing them. Im glad that it has
started to rain there.

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speechless again..........:1thumbup:*biggrin2* they are beautiful and drop dead gorgeous!!

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Thanks for sharing... Really great neps.. BTW, how much does the average merilliana hybrid cost..? I'm keen to try one because I like big, big pitchers, but am not sure where to obtain them locally.. What would you recommend..? Thanks :)

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Thanks bro... hoping to see your plants too :smile:

Let's just say I'm without an arm and a leg now.... :crying:

Glad you like them :shy:

Thanks!! :laugh:

Wish to see your paradise too, pls update ;)

Thanks... after the prolonged El Nino, glad the rain is here but hope it will not be too much rain though. Yea... blame the weather... *biggrin2**biggrin2*

Please post some update so we can also be speechless too... *biggrin2*

Thanks for your comment. As far as I know, only EP produced extensive range of hybrids with N. merrilliana. For now, you can get those hybrids from Fauzi or find those nursery that sell YG's nep since YG also started carrying EP's hybrids. Hope this help.

PS : FYI hybrids with N. truncata will also tends to produce big big pitchers. :smile:

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Hi Cello,
How are you doing? Thanks for your help in IDing the Thai neps.

All I can say, those Thai neps species/hybrids I posted originated from southern Thailand. As for Unknown 3, I should have mentioned it's a man made hybrid (possibly N. x coccinea x mirabilis) ... sorry about that. :shy:

Unknown 1 is from Bangkok, probably from Neofarm and could be one of those nep that they labeled as N. Giant Tiger

Unknown 2 is a plant I got from a seller in southern Thailand. I'm not sure where it originated but I will take pics of it's leaves and stems to give u a better idea.

There's a few more unknown neps (got some idea just need to be confirm) I got from Thailand, I will post them with more detailed pics showing the leaves and stems in your thread regarding help in IDing a Thai nep. This way, others have reference and be able to learn how to properly ID these neps.

Anyway, thanks for offering your experties in helping us IDing these Thai neps, it's time we put all these Tigers and Giant Tigers behind us. :1thumbup:

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Wow.....:1thumbup:

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Thanks, so when you want to come visit my plants?? *biggrin2**biggrin2*

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Tentative on 09.05 but I still try to plan on 01.05 :shy::shy:

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Ok... my plants won't be going anywhere... *biggrin2*

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can i go visit ?

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Seems like there will be Nepnut nursery visit gathering soon!!!! GOOD!!

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You're welcome to come, just inform me early so I can arrange time :smile:

No nursery la... just a small collection of neps... :shy:

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should organise a trip from KL and southern states!! :wub:

mai pakat ramai2 pi kebun neps!!*biggrin2*

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Fauzi's and others nep nurseries are much closer and got more thing to see lar... *biggrin2*

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see only no syok......must buy.....now got free entrance fees mah......oppppsss given the owner an idea to collect entrance fees to buy new neps!! ha ha ha ha ha*biggrin2*

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Wah... good idea *biggrin2**biggrin2**biggrin2* Of coz most are not for sale :laugh:

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duit pintu masuk RM2 seorang.... kekeke

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sorry for the late reply Rob...your plants are terrific.Very well grown by expert.;)

Share more of your plants please.

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Glad you like them, me no expert :shy:... maybe just a little nuts about neps, that's it. :blush:

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no expert? at least yours grow well then a lot of people (include me:scared:, i am a worst grower of nepenthes, the nepenthes ampullaria that i grow going to die soon...wah:crying::crying::crying:)
Most of mine did very bad...except N.gracilis....:tongue::tongue:

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May be night time, them will move :tongue:

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kid below 12, have discount 50%? *biggrin2*

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Robert, Just wanna bring up something bout that ventricosa x ovata....I looked at fauzi's website and check out the photos of ep hybrids and don't you think your plant may look a bit more like ventricosa x caranculata???? The leaf seems to be more similar (thin reddish long) tendrills are also much longer then the pitcher.

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good eye! you managed to spot the error too....

i have the same plant labelled as n. ventricosa x ovata EP. i think fauzi's website need to amend the label....:blush:

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Haha... I actually wanted to inform Fauzi about this mislabled EP hybrid. I think Fauzi mistaken the ID for those 2 hybrids in his website. If you don't believe me, just check with EP website because they're the source. :smile:

This is the pic of N. ventricosa x ovata from EP. Kenneth, you tell me which is which?? :confused:

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Haha... don't get any idea ya *biggrin2* My plants were under CCTV surveillence 24/7 and I got 2 fierce dogs which when they're not chasing ppl, they will play with my nep pots... :crying:

Will take that under consideration... *biggrin2*

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Don't talk like that Allen, neps are not difficult to figure out, as long as you don't give up, you'll become an nep expert in no time.

Just spend sometime asking relevant questions in this forum and give some thoughts into why things are done in a certain way. Once you got that down, you'll be on your way to creating a nep paradise at your place :smile:

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Yea that definitely looks more like the " vent x caran " in fauzi's site

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More updates during the Labour Day Weekend, have more time to get a better look at some more pitchers... *biggrin2*

N. ampullaria - 1
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/256/amp1y.jpg

N. ampullaria - 2
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/7981/amp2.jpg

N. sp Giant Tiger from Neofarm, Thailand
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/8...gianttiger.jpg

N. x hookeriana
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/3...stripedlip.jpg

N. lowii x campanulata
http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/8574/lowiixcampa.jpg

N. x Singapore Gardentech
http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/444/xgardentech.jpg

N. sp Tiger x mirabilis "Two Face" *biggrin2**biggrin2*
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/7...iger2face1.jpghttp://img697.imageshack.us/img697/6...iger2face2.jpg

N. rafflesiana
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/9904/raffnivea1.jpg

N. rafflesiana
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/1756/raff1.jpg

N. mirabilis var globosa x xMiranda
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/2...ngxmiranda.jpg

Thanks for viewing, hope you enjoyed your Labour Day weekend :laugh:

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AHHHH....feel like......I am sooo.......proud of your neps! :tongue: Great neps, NepNut....keep growing them and make our forum proud! :smile:

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oooo. i am coming !!!:laugh:

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As usual,Nice pics!

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Second amp looks nice with the shade of red on it's peristome!! Two face looks weird but nice:2thumbup:

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wow ... wonderfull plants. The lowii x campanulata is a real beauty but all others are also so nice!

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Thanks for the compliment Edward, in order to do Pet Pitcher proud, I alone will not be enough :shy:. We need the whole forum member to participate and raise the level of CP hobby to a higher level !! :1thumbup:


I guess I will be expecting you... *biggrin2*


Thanks kit, please also share your collection. :smile:

Yes, you're correct Marvin. Some green amps will also have a slight reddish/pinkish tinge on it's peristome. :smile:

Thanks Boris, yes N. lowii x campanulata is lovely but IMHO, it's not as adaptable as other EP's intermediate hybrids to grow in outdoor L/L tropical weather. I feel in order to see the full glory of the hybrid, an intermediate condition will be needed or constant high humidity. Perhaps each seed grown plant will be different when it's come to it's adaptability to L/L climate ?? :smile:

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Well, nepnut. I have a terrarium with constant humidity and I am getting a lowii x campanulata so I will test whether it needs high humidity.

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Nice to meet you on yesterday.

I learn a lot on yesterday for Nepenthes
I will do some modify on my garden before purchase Nepenthes from you.

I may visit you a again for more discussion on Nepenthes.


Thank you

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Hi LJ,
You're welcome. *biggrin2*

I always enjoyed talking to fellow CPers... can exchange ideas and learn something new... :smile:

Good luck on your garden project and will be seeing you soon. :laugh:

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OK:1thumbup:

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:1thumbup:

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Korbkunmakkrub k. ninepae :smile: