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Hello,
Hello.... still remember me??? *biggrin2*

Guess who's back?? April's joke?? Sorry for being MIA, been really busy with work, just recently got a little free time to take some pic of my neps... Sorry for the "not so nice" pics as it was taken with my blackberry instead of my Nikon :blush: cause only a little free time... :sweating:

N. (ventricosa x sibuyanensis) x truncata
http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/6...bxtruncata.jpg

N. ampullaria
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/1518/amp2c.jpg

N. veitchii "Bario"
http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/5625/bario.jpg

N. lowii x campanulata
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/8574/lowiixcampa.jpg

N. boschiana (seed grown plant from BE)
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/2159/boschiana.jpg

N. x hookeriana
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/9052/xhook1.jpg

N. (ventricosa x sibuyanensis) x veitchii HL - still a young plant
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7950/...veitchiihl.jpg

N. ampullaria
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/4243/ampv.jpg

N. truncata x ephippiata
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/4454/truncxephip.jpg

N. x rokko "Exotica"
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3148/xrokko.jpg

N. x hookeriana
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/1851/xhook2.jpg

N. x sp tiger (possibly a hybrid with N. mirabilis)
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/4853/xsptiger.jpg

N. x bauensis
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/4727/baunensis.jpg

N. northiana - if N. rajah is the king... then I think this should be the queen... *biggrin2*
http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/2489/northiana.jpg

N. northiana - another one
http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/2...napitchers.jpg

N. sibuyanensis x ampullaria - more globose pitcher if compared to x gardentech, also it's a slower growing hybrid for me... :sweating:
http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/3241/sibuxamp.jpg

N. chaniana x veitchii
http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/8513/chanxveitc.jpg

N. (lowii x veitchii) x boschiana - Save the best for last :wub:
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/418...ixveitchii.jpg

Again, thanks for viewing... hope the loading time didn't take too long... *biggrin2*

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my mind went blank a while after finish looking at those pics... awesome !!:spinning:

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It's been a long time! And.....WOW........

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I agree: WOW!!

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Brain went dead....mind kept saying fuyooh!!! These are superb...!!!! Can save for BB screensaver?? hahahhaa

N. truncata x ephippiata = all pitchers are without wings rib? mine are with missing ribs......is that because of humidity?

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wow ... such great pitchers. It seems that the trunc x ephi does fine in your lowland conditions. Mine is now in the greenhouse. I hope it will take the highland conditions we have at the moment. The northianas are so nice! The (lowii x veitchii) x boschiana is pure eyecandy. It reminds me of some thorelii x xTrusmadiensis I've seen. Many thanks for the fotos.

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Thanks for the kind words.

Kevyn, not sure why N. truncata x ephippiata's rib wasn't so pronounce. I also hardly notice there's any pitcher ribs on the previous pitchers... :confused:

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I think N. x baunensis spell wrongly. Suppose is "Nepenthes x bauensis", right?

http://www.cpphotofinder.com/nepenth...ensis-952.html

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Wah nice plants :) Was just thinking bout getting that (ven x sibu) x truncata....Easy to grow or not? Either this or truncata x (truncata x densiflora) :laugh:

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Thanks for the correction... :shy:

Come to think of it, I never posted any N. x bauensis before... :smile:

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I see....Anyway ordered that for the group purchase by fauzi already :) Shall give it a try...

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Hahahhaha...maybe its because of the gracilis parentage and we tend to ignore them..but looking at the nicely striped peristome...am tempted to get one too! Hehehhee

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Agreed with that. Im addicted with that as well...

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Good to hear that, please keep us updated on it's progress :smile:

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Hahaha... maybe... *biggrin2*

However, I think of all the natural hybrids of N. gracilis (as much as I managed to collect), this is probably the most finicky N. gracilis hybrid... likely a trait inherited from N. northiana... :sweating:

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yes, i and why i said so is because the pitcher's shape, peristome and lid tends to be more like a gracilis and the other parent's trait...however your n x bauensis carries n. northiana's peristome...:1thumbup:

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Just get N. northiana *biggrin2* but still, the bauensis is a nice little plant. Is it vigorous growing like gracilis? :smile:

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I think Kevyn must already got N. northiana ... *biggrin2* He's looking for excuses to get more new neps... *biggrin2*

I would say N. x bauensis is much easier to grow if compared to pure N. northiana. However it's not as vigorous like pure gracilis and other natural gracilis hybrids.

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very nice to have you back, nepnut... :) northiana is my favourite... bauensis is new to me. does it grow big pitchers like northiana too? Maybe someone can make a cross of bauensis and northiana to create faster growing northiana-like hybrids... ;)

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Thanks paphioboy. :smile:

Don't think x bauensis's pitcher will be anywhere close to northinana's pitcher size in the wild (I could be wrong) because most often then not, hybrids of gracilis will tends to retain of lot of gracilis traits (much stronger influence)... A back cross should improve northiana's traits but the problem is it'll take a long time (unless you already got a mature specimen) to get northiana to mature and flower in captivity... :sweating:

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hahaha...yes indeed i have n. northiana in my collection and yes again for the accusation of me wanting more neps (n. x bauensis) wakakaakkaa*biggrin2*

pakde has a n. x bauensis too but he said it has very little "eye pleasing" effect therefore i did not pay attention to it when i was there...:laugh:

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As the old saying.... Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.... :smile:

Hopefully there are some that'll catch your eye below *biggrin2*

N. ampullaria basal
http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/5421/ampbasal.jpg

N. gracilis
http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/1254/gracilisx.jpg

N. clipeata x reinwardtiana
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/3553/clipxreinward.jpg

N. rafflesiana
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/1756/raff1.jpg

N. x hookeriana
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/9052/xhook1.jpg

No ID... I'm leaning towards raff x mira but the whole plant really looks like N. mirabilis
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3043/noidu.jpg

N. rafflesiana
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/2043/raff3.jpg

N. mirabilis var echinostoma
http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/9...hinostoma2.jpg

N. eusthachya
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9643/eustachya.jpg

N. rafflesiana - one of my personal favs... :wub:
http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/1900/raff4.jpg

N. bicalcarata
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/5156/bical.jpg

N. x hookeriana
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/1851/xhook2.jpg

N. mirabilis var echinostoma - wicked.... :wub:
http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/8...hinostoma1.jpg

N. rafflesiana
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4791/raff5.jpg

N. mirabilis var echinostoma x rafflesiana - rare natural hybrid
http://img814.imageshack.us/img814/4...chinoxraff.jpg

N. rafflesiana
http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/5770/raff2y.jpg

Thanks for viewing :smile:

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Beautiful plants *biggrin2*! Love the amp

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:spinning::spinning::spinning:So many beautiful neps i want them all :wub:

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Killing me slowly with all this pictures T.T :) Nice neps robert...Must get those mirabilis var enchino forms :)

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Thankyou :shy:

Glad to be of service *biggrin2* Need to spread poison once a while... stir things up a bit *biggrin2* That's how I was "inspired" *biggrin2*

For me, these mirabilis var echinos are not hard to grow :smile:

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wow...these 3 really caught my eyes!!

the n. clipeata x reinwardtiana is not producing any lowers? any pics?

n. mirabilis x rafflesiana indeed for the 2nd pic and i am still looking for 1. err did i see another clip hybrid at the back??

n. mve x rafflesiana is a natural hybrid? thats cool....

any extras? hehe*biggrin2*

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I need to search through my pics to find it...

Wah... engle eye... The clip hybrid is the clip x reinward :smile:

N. mve x raff only one, need to wait for basal :smile: