raff squat var alata

[NepNut]

Wow, nice pics!!

[TS]

...found nearby ie amp, thus we have the hookeriana var alata



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, ....

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[shawnintland]

Wow, thanks Robert for the explainations...now I've got more questions for you! I'm not clear yet on the 'alata' significance; does the 'alata' name therefore imply that it has this 'winged' tendril or is it just some alatas that have this form?

I'm really surprised that there have not been a whole range of unique hybrids made with these. Perhaps it doesn't cross over that well (recessive gene?). I'd love to see a 'tri-color' hookeriana with that trait or even some of the bright red amps crossed with this, but I don't seem to recall ever seeing one. Someone will no doubt post a picture of one here soon! (How's that for a challenge?)

~Shawn

[Robert]

shawn, "alata" was name specially for any neps.,group that bear the winged tendril. Raff., var alata was a specific group.

TC and improved method of propagation and plant management offered the best chance for such unique hybrid.

[shawnintland]

Well, after having another look at my plants I'm not so optimistic! While the tendrils are getting wider they are nothing like yours... I guess I'll just have to hope for the best. A month ago the tendrils were just normal, round, everyday types but they seem to be widening as time passes.

[Robert]

wait and see,shawn. some plants developed the dinstinct frilled tendril at a very early stage, while some takes a while, as in your case, first the flatten tendril and as it aged becoming frilled.

Observance in the wild shows that within the same plant the frilled tendril developed at different stage, that mean to say one pitcher may have an awesome frilled tendril while another only shows the flatten ones. Could this be due to environmental changes, or could it be the gene within the plant...etc ... so much question still unanswer for this group of unique plants