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« Thread Started on Jan 25, 2007, 1:36pm » Hi all,

Just want to share picturs of my N. globosa. It has finally pitcher for me. Bought this from Neofarm in Thailand about 2-3 months back.

I grow it under florencent lights.







As mentionsed by other growers, the pitcher colours are redder when it is covered from the sun. I was a little cynical about this but as you can see the pitchers on my plant have unbalanced coloration. The redder parts were blocked from the lightings. In the first picture the ladders were covered by another pot and it seems redder.

Wonder if this is really true or it's just a coincidance. It also produces long tendrils, perhaps to hide it's pitchers from the sun.



N. globosa seem to be a very vigorous grower.

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« Reply #1 on Jan 25, 2007, 2:12pm » yes...i think globosa has very long tendrils. u sure it is a vigourous species? Mine isnt growing too well compared to other growers. What is ur media?? Awesome looking plant btw!!! Errr...how much did u pay for it?
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« Reply #2 on Jan 25, 2007, 3:25pm » WowWW they have very nice shape. Imagine a cross with amp or hookeriana . It is worth a try to provide shade to the pitcher to see if they will turn redder.I have read from many comment that shade is a factor.
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« Reply #3 on Jan 26, 2007, 9:06am »
Quote:yes...i think globosa has very long tendrils. u sure it is a vigourous species? Mine isnt growing too well compared to other growers. What is ur media?? Awesome looking plant btw!!! Errr...how much did u pay for it?

This species seem to recover from shock quite quickly. It came bare root. There were 2 pitchers on the plant when it arrived but they turned brown and died off. However, the plant did not wilt and started growing new leaves after a few days. The leaves on the plant are all new leaves. When it came the old leaves had the rust spot fungus on its leaves. I have removed all the old leaves since.

I use one part New Zealand Sphagnum Moss and one part perlite. Perhaps there might be more perlite in the mix.

Err, the price aaahhh... Very expensive. It was sold in Thai Baht. After conversion it is about RM300. Yaa... I know, I know, I must be crazy to buy it but it is my dream plant to have. I figure why not. After this when the plant start to vine I can do cuttings and have more plants.
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« Reply #4 on Jan 26, 2007, 9:09am »
Quote:WowWW they have very nice shape. Imagine a cross with amp or hookeriana . It is worth a try to provide shade to the pitcher to see if they will turn redder.I have read from many comment that shade is a factor.

Maybe i'll actually take a cloth or something and cover a new developing pitcher to see whether it is really true that it turns redder with shade.

Robert, you knwo what am thinking? Cross this fella with a red ampularia. I think a cross with hookeriana would be cool too.
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« Reply #5 on Jan 26, 2007, 9:22am » wahhhh...RM300!! that's more than mine even after conversion. I got mine from Neofarm also ....but then again, urs is a large plant!! Aiyah....as long ur heart is happy, that's more important.....Did u get other stuffs from Neofarm? ..and importantly ..did ur Mrs say anything?

i think crosssing with sumatrana would be nice...it might have those colourful peristome....one member from GCS already got ampu x viking....or maybe viking x vietchii « Last Edit: Jan 26, 2007, 9:27am by prana »Link to Post - Back to Top 165.21.154.13prana's pitcher plant growlist

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« Reply #6 on Jan 27, 2007, 1:43am » Prana,
I love viking's too . Do you have any cuttings of these plant ?. I am looking for these too. GCS guys are growing viking x northiana , i wish i have order this plant too ...
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« Reply #7 on Jan 27, 2007, 8:48am »
Quote:wahhhh...RM300!! that's more than mine even after conversion. I got mine from Neofarm also ....but then again, urs is a large plant!! Aiyah....as long ur heart is happy, that's more important.....Did u get other stuffs from Neofarm? ..and importantly ..did ur Mrs say anything?

i think crosssing with sumatrana would be nice...it might have those colourful peristome....one member from GCS already got ampu x viking....or maybe viking x vietchii

Well I included the certs and postage cost in the RM300. I also got an ampularia red from them. Tsk, tskkk.... did not tell my Mrs.
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« Reply #8 on Feb 6, 2007, 5:34pm » Did I hear an amp. red? Please keep us updated. If you have new cuttings of the red amps, please keep me in view to sell. I'm interested.

Nice Globosa pitchers. Don't have to go so far to know how a rm300 nep looks like. Just visit David's place. LOL




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« Reply #9 on Feb 6, 2007, 6:28pm » The red amp. seem to be slower in recovering from repotting stress. It also came bare root. But in the last week it has started to grow a new pitcher. Will keep you guys updated on it.

Eh, by the way, my N. globosa has given me 3 more pitchers since the picture was taken. Cool! Vary happy about it. But only thing I don know why the pitchers are not that red. It's similar to what you can see in the picture. When the plant came, there was one pitcher on it and it was almost blood red.

Wonder why. Need to experiment on light levels and see if that affects the colour.

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« Reply #10 on Mar 6, 2007, 6:35pm » Ok, just some updated pictures of my globosa to share. It has produced even more pitchers now.













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« Reply #11 on Apr 25, 2007, 6:36pm » It seems that your viking is the short-neck variety which is preferred more than the long-neck one. And it has beautiful red peristome!
What kind of fluorescent light are you using, in terms of watt, lumen output etc.
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« Reply #12 on Apr 26, 2007, 8:53am »
Quote:It seems that your viking is the short-neck variety which is preferred more than the long-neck one. And it has beautiful red peristome!
What kind of fluorescent light are you using, in terms of watt, lumen output etc.

Yyupe! I purposely ask for this form from Mr. Nong from Neofarm in Thailand. I wanted one which is oval in shape and look more like a viking ship.

I am using aquarium plant florencent lights. 4 four feet tubes. The lights are switch on 16 hours a day and I use mirror image reflectors and allumunium sheets to reflect light back on the plants. The florencent lights are 18 watts each. Did not check the lumens tho'. I use 3 white and one purple red light. It's ok for my neps and sundews but not really enough for my VFT (red dragon).

However, I've shifted the plant out to my window where the rest of my neps are. Growth has slowed down since. This is because it kept raining every afternoon when the sun is suppose to hit my plants. Sigh... and we've only ourselves to blame for this as it is due to global warming. It is suppose to be hot and dry now but instead we are getting thunderstorms.

No choice. No more space in my terrarium. More than half the space is filled with sundews and VFTs. The rest of the space are nep plantlets. Soon my whole 4feet set up will only have sundews.

How nice if I have landed property with a garden. Will buid a shadehouse to place all my neps. They will look healthier too.
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I know this is a VERY old thread but well no rules broken ain't there :D....Anyways somewhere in the threads i heard David ...You saying that you might wanna try out covering them with a cloth right???/ So did you ever tried on that? Mine still very small and has now 3 pitchers...When i first got it,it has one pitcher..Which looked like a grade C lol....But now its starting to loose its neck slowly.Thew previous pitcher before the newest one is a little bigger compared to the newest one but the newest pitcher has a littl more reddish colouration on it..Also mine has reddish leaves....Wonder why a lot of neps of the same species are so different.

Anyways my viking is doing very good now quite fast growing to compared to all my other neps i just bought....Probally because i'm a little bias and care for it more hehehe......

And also RM300!!!! WAH thats like nuts? lol...

Ken

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Nope! I did not try to cover it with cloth Ken. Decided to just let it be. According to Nong's website ie. Neofarm sometime back when first got my first viking, he did say that he noticed C grade vikings change to A grade when they mature and vice versa.

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Didn't know even C grade still has chances on going to A........Well not sure bout mine for now...Just happy i have one...So hows it now according to your last picture sharing you put it in ur parents house and turned green???

Ken

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It is not as red as I just place it on a pedestal and the entire plant including its pitchers are exposed to evening sunlight. didn't bother to hide the pitchers. Kinda difficult since I am not there and my folks just help me water them.

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Well ever regreted getting it lol........Just joking....Your folks must love you so much (and the neps) hahha helping you everyday caring for them.....They must have "green" fingers.My viking is also once awhile exposed to direct sunlight for a period of time since clouds move and stuff like that...Thew upcoming pitcher is totally hidden from direct sunlight...I'm hoping that it'll be bigger and redder.I 've seen pics of N viking grown by some hawaian which owns his own nursery...Leilani or sunbelle either one of them...The vikings are just pure pinkish red!...They even said they give them frequent fertilisers which i will NEVER! every do it again.....Asuming that the past will reveal itself again haha...

Ken