ampullaria " hot lip " speckled

[Robert]

an interesting feature of this form was their peristome colour variation - light red and maroon.

It was a usual heath forest where their presence can be misleading - their appearance look like spotted ampullaria at young stage where the red peristome isn't visible. A close inspection would often show a thread of light red tinge on the outer part of the peristome.

The following photo shows a young plant with peristome colours transformation at different stages.







a similar clone taken at different location many months back.





It is not known what contribute to the maroon colour , eventhough they occur in the same location, grown in the open and slightly shaded by dense shrubs.





pitcher from another plant