Veitchii beauties

[Robert]

the hairy veitchii, a humble beginning...



it comes in diverse forms and colours.








some growers i met mentioned that veitchii from the kelabit highland "climb" on trees but trees being sparse hence it was rare to observe? perhaps the statement was untrue. In-situ observation showed most scramble on the ground. where trees are available they climbed but their tendrils are not in uniform arrangement, as in the case of sabah's maliau basin tree clasping form. Any comment and why?

[kentosaurs]

Wah...So many veitchiis...I have no idea why 1 climbs while the other doesn't but thanks for sharing this pictures

[jimmy0123]

Wow obvious hair on the ballooning pitcher first time encounter this. Thx for the nice pics

[edwardyeeks]

Very beautiful! There certainly is a diverse number of different veitchii. I've have no idea why in-situ's vetchii rarely climb but if there are few trees there, they may have evolved to scramble for more support and possibly less exposure to sunlight. Just a guess....

EDIT: What I meant about them scrambling to avoid exposure to sunlight is that the veichii makes use of the bush and other plants surrounding it (grasses, ferns, etc.) to shade it from direct sunlight. If there are few trees around, there's almost no shade so I'm guessing that the veitchii scramble among bushes and grasses to shade themselves rather than vine erectly upwards into the sun.

[marvin1997]

omg very beautiful *drool*

[sooxiwei]

beautiful

[paphioboy]

Gorgeous collage of veitchiis.. Has anyone tried growing them the natural way (mounted on wood)?

[Robert]

Originally Posted by edwardyeeks

Very beautiful! There certainly is a diverse number of different veitchii. I've have no idea why sibu's vetchii rarely climb but if there are few trees there, they may have evolved to scramble for more support and possibly less exposure to sunlight. Just a guess....

edward, what is sibu's veitchii?

[edwardyeeks]

Whoops, typo. I was meaning in-situ, not 'sibu'. Have corrected it.

Post more pics of veitchii, Robert! There is something I suddenly thought, is it possible that the flared peristome of climbing veitchii acts as some sort of clasp/grip for the whole pitcher? In most pics, I can see the peristome 'wrapping' around the tree trunk leaving the peristome still looking flared.

[Robert]

Originally Posted by edwardyeeks

Whoops, typo. I was meaning in-situ, not 'sibu'. Have corrected it.

Post more pics of veitchii, Robert! There is something I suddenly thought, is it possible that the flared peristome of climbing veitchii acts as some sort of clasp/grip for the whole pitcher? In most pics, I can see the peristome 'wrapping' around the tree trunk leaving the peristome still looking flared.

i dont mind to post but most will be old pics.

yes the peristomes were still flared, and pitchers lie against the host (tree).