civic
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Post by civic on Aug 28, 2007 22:24:49 GMT 8
i am a new member, not very good in english......here`s a nep i saw at a private nursery in Camerons.....  this is my raff variegated,I am very lucky, because I found this pitcher plants on local nursery. ;D ;D  |
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Post by artificialive on Aug 28, 2007 22:57:41 GMT 8
wah, a new truncata clone? where did the nursery import from?
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Post by bifurcatum on Aug 29, 2007 9:32:35 GMT 8
So nice!
Did you buy it?
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Post by David on Aug 29, 2007 9:42:32 GMT 8
Hi civic! Don worry about your english. This is not a forum for English language. That is a very rare form.
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Post by tarence on Aug 29, 2007 10:03:44 GMT 8
hey there folks...civic is actually Lau...i was at his place teaching him how to post pics last nite & this was his first try.....
Naj : not sure where the nursery got it from, they are pretty secretive about their sources, only 1 pot there.
Bif : Naw, it wasn`t for sale.
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Post by cactustts on Aug 29, 2007 10:07:48 GMT 8
Waoh, a variegated form of truncata!
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Post by lisham on Aug 29, 2007 10:11:30 GMT 8
N. truncata with military-style pattern... That's cool... Cameron eh? Hmmm...
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Post by David on Aug 29, 2007 11:42:29 GMT 8
It shouldbe called N. truncata aka. rambo!
Hey Lau! Glad that you've joined us at last. Welcome, welcome... ;D
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Post by tarence on Aug 29, 2007 11:51:15 GMT 8
yeah, it`s a truncata with an attitude.....and army training. heheh.
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Post by lisham on Aug 29, 2007 13:19:18 GMT 8
It shouldbe called N. truncata aka. rambo! Hey Lau! Glad that you've joined us at last. Welcome, welcome... ;D I'd prefer for it to be called N. truncata G.I. Jane |
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funkychips
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Post by funkychips on Aug 29, 2007 19:48:26 GMT 8
I don't know, but to me variegated doesn't seem to look natural on a Nep. The patchy patterns don't compliment the appearance of the pitchers, which are the main feature of the plant.
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Post by tarence on Aug 30, 2007 11:33:11 GMT 8
Actually for truncata specifically, the attraction is the truncated leaves itself...hence the probable decision by the `mutant masters` to play around with the leaves. honestly, the pitcher itself for truncata is not showy . it could have also been developed more for commercial rather than aesthetic values. I do agree it`s not the prettiest of nep mutants.
Lau did not manage to get a pic of the plant profile, perhaps it`ll give a better view of how the leaves compliment the pitcher.
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funkychips
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Post by funkychips on Sept 7, 2007 15:03:15 GMT 8
I see Tarence...because the way I look at it, it looks like a money plant with over-variegated patterns. I saw similar stuff with alata too, without the pitchers it looks like a dracaena ;D. I'll probably have to see one on the spot to appreciate it fully.
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Post by tarence on Sept 7, 2007 15:27:45 GMT 8
Me too.....haven`t seen one meself....heheh.
Say, Lau added his own nep pic yesterday....
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Post by artificialive on Sept 7, 2007 20:28:10 GMT 8
Hmm are they starting to mass produce the variegated form now? Mix feelings: they may look 'special' but thats not a true form of nepenthes anymore...
Tarence: Calling Bifurcatum as Bif? haha u reminded me of Back to the Future movie ;D Btw, do u know Terance Steadman?
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Post by tarence on Sept 7, 2007 22:39:22 GMT 8
i typed that in a hurry, didn`t even notice...heheh. was one of the BTTF movie`s character called Bif ? i can`t recall....
yeah, i know Terance Steadman, he`s my distant relative....naw, kidding...who dat ?
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Post by atmccmn on Sept 7, 2007 22:50:32 GMT 8
Now it comes to variegation.....my fav. subject.
You see those are called marbling effect, where yellow and green co-exist in 1 single leaaf creating a desired pattern. As for variegation, it would appear as linear lines of yellow running along the leaves margin.
What I find is that that truncata (its parent) could be intentionly stimulated by means of chemical or harmful rays (beta / gamma)to produce desired leaf patterns and thus mass produced for the market. Thais are extremely good in this. They will make variegation or marbling out of almost any plants deem suitable.......even a coconut tree!
So, is the plant came from Thailand???
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Post by atmccmn on Sept 7, 2007 22:51:56 GMT 8
Sorry.....I mean originated or cloned fr Thailand??
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Post by tarence on Sept 8, 2007 16:32:38 GMT 8
I asked Lau...he says a nursery in Yong Peng actually produced TC neps ( limited variety ) and this came from there. He`s not sure how they did it though.
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Post by artificialive on Sept 10, 2007 0:25:51 GMT 8
i typed that in a hurry, didn`t even notice...heheh. was one of the BTTF movie`s character called Bif ? i can`t recall.... yeah, i know Terance Steadman, he`s my distant relative....naw, kidding...who dat ? Sorry to go out of topic. heheh Biff: the villain character in the BTTF Terance Steadman: another character from the series "Prison Break"  |
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