raff squat var alata

[Robert]

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

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tendril width


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tendril width

[shawnintland]

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.

[TS]

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

[kentosaurs]

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

Ken

[plantlover]

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

[wijaya]

Will like to share mine, this raff alata even got frilled tendril:


Ed

[eboat]

Nice tendril!!!

[Robert]

Originally Posted by shawnintland

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? .

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.

[shawnintland]

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'?

[Robert]

Originally Posted by shawnintland

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'?

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









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



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.