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Post by David on Jan 8, 2008 0:44:38 GMT 8
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Post by sockhom on Jan 8, 2008 1:57:32 GMT 8
Fantastic field report David: i love the four threads! It gives us a better insight of those malaysian species. sanguinea is much attractive than i thought!
François.
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Post by Ludwig on Jan 8, 2008 3:11:20 GMT 8
So many plants growing on rocky cliffs and slopes. How can we mimic this in cultivation? It looks like a lot of clay, gravel and rocks in the growing medium.
Wonderful series of photos David...thoroughly enjoyed all of them. Ludwig
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peter
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Post by peter on Jan 8, 2008 4:21:05 GMT 8
David, you have a nack with the camera,the photos are great. It is one of my ambitions to visit the region and take a tour so I can see these magnificent plants in the wild. I just have to convince my partner that a holiday to look at plants is worth it............ Peter
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Post by cosmoking on Jan 8, 2008 5:42:01 GMT 8
Wow I cant believe it; pictures 9 and 11 are of N. sanguinea 'Black Beauty'! I have had this plant for years and I never though Id see a picture of it in the wild!! Thanks David All other pictures are also great
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Post by kpg on Jan 8, 2008 8:33:23 GMT 8
David, Fantastic account of your field journey, and superb photography. It's very educational and amazing to see these beautiful plants in the wild.
Thank you for sharing, Paul
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Post by David on Jan 8, 2008 8:43:36 GMT 8
Thanks everyone for your kind words.
Ludwig, I was also amazed that some of the plants grow in such rocky and almost dry media. And you're right. It's clay, gravel and rocks. Perhaps it's because the air is humid, cool and moving. On top of that I am guessing frequent rains in the highlands help to water them. Funny thing is some of them also grow on very wet media with moss growing on top and water moving on/under the ground.
Peter, when you have managed to convince your "Minister of Home Affairs" to go on a holiday looking for plants and you decide to come to Peninsular Malaysia, let me know. We can organise a trip to these locations.
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Post by isaacgoh on Jan 8, 2008 10:55:17 GMT 8
David, Thanks for posting the pictures for us to drool over. This striped peristome beauty reminds me of northiana, probably I have not seen the real northiana. I agree with the comments that I have under-estimated the beauty of Sanguinea. The upper of the ramispina is awesome, a great substitute for Campanulata fans like me. I wonder if ramispina can be kept in lowland condition. Rgds, Isaac
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Post by Robert on Jan 8, 2008 12:13:27 GMT 8
The last one has outstanding colours.
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Post by David on Jan 8, 2008 14:19:53 GMT 8
Robert, Is that a sanguinea? (last few pictures) How come the peristome is so wide and the pitcher so globose. It reminded of N. veitchii when I first saw it but of course veitchii are not found in Peninsular Malaysia. The pitcher colour looks the same as veitchii huh.
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Post by Robert on Jan 8, 2008 14:54:25 GMT 8
David, no N.macfarlanie in the vicinity?
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Post by David on Jan 8, 2008 16:31:21 GMT 8
Did not see any in this location and was not able to identify on some just like this pitcher. Perhaps a hybrid or the different colour confused me.
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