rainforestguy: N. boschiana

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Re: N. boschiana
« Reply #20 on Dec 10, 2007, 3:43am » Oh LORDY, if the original growers of nepenthes made and kept true seeds and at least dispersed some of these seedlings to reputable breeders, growers of nepenthes, we wouldn't be in this dilemma with tc single clones. Hence my constant ranting-ravings of seed vs. tc clones.
We have a good representative group of N. sp. Viking (even with nematodes) in many collections and will be here o stay for a long time. N. boschiana is not especially rare in the wild, yet with just a single clone here and there, it will always remain so. The cultural requirements for boschiana isn't difficult to grow, in fact I find it easier to grow than many closely related species. One day who ever does make a cross of this between pure species will make these more readily available across the globe than the few tc plants offered today.
This is such a beautiful species, it would be a shame to have it only as a tc clone.

I bet variations on these are as basic as the variations of N. rafflesiana we see so much of.

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Re: N. boschiana
« Reply #21 on Dec 10, 2007, 11:44am »
single clone? do you mean that MT and BE clones are the same?. Please explain

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Re: N. boschiana
« Reply #22 on Dec 10, 2007, 12:16pm » I don't think my plant is a clone. I think it was either seed raised or maybe even possibly wild collected. It was originally sold by Wistuba as cuttings (pre his clones), and apparently he only had very few for sale.
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Re: N. boschiana
« Reply #23 on Dec 10, 2007, 5:37pm »
Oops! so much for the TC wimpy clone theory
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