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Post by cindy on Sept 27, 2007 18:41:25 GMT 8
I have got quite a few different clones of albomarginata but here are three of my favourite. ;D Kuching spotted (MT)  The upper pitcher's peristome is reddish brown and the body is speckled red.  purple black (EP)  The upper pitcher's peristome becomes black.  An immature upper pitcher (left) with peristome still red and body speckled red.  The mature upper pitcher's peristome is black and the body is speckled purple.  rubra (EP)  This clone's pitcher is more stout and the peristome is wider.  |
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Post by yctan118 on Sept 27, 2007 19:19:21 GMT 8
Cindy,
Very nice nep... thanks for sharing.
I love that purple black, and kuching spotted (are them the same?). Unique!
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Post by ameliepoulain on Sept 27, 2007 21:14:23 GMT 8
cindy, are you willing to accept my eternal soul in exchange for them albomarginatas? I really cannot 'tahan' whenever I see albo. especially your ;D Mine are growing slowly but surely... the tiny pitchers are big enough for me to show off now  |
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Post by David on Sept 27, 2007 21:14:56 GMT 8
Hey Cindy, the second picture look like the one Robert took a picture and show us some time back. Green with purplish red speckle.
Cindy, can I know how many hours of sun your neps are getting at the window? morning sun or evening sun? Thanks.
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Post by cindy on Sept 27, 2007 22:09:13 GMT 8
yctan118,
The two clones are different. The Kuching spotted upper pitchers retain their red peristomes and red speckles. The purple black peristome turns completely black and the speckling becomes purple. Very nice.
ameliepoulain,
You are being kind. My balcony is near ideal for albos I would say. But because I want to flower them, I haven't taken any cuttings yet. The Kuching spotted is more than 12ft long is going from one end of my balcony to the other end....thinking of cutting it because it gave me one lateral shoot right in the middle of the vine.
David,
They are hanging at each corner of my balcony, on the left and on the right. Very bright shade the entire day except for the purple black which gets 2-3 hours of direct sunlight from the setting sun. I tried giving them more light by draping the vine over the ledge but they became grouchy. Now I just leave them as they are. My balcony faces North, slightly to the West. Morning sun is blocked but the whole area is still very bright.
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Post by cindy on Sept 28, 2007 11:41:37 GMT 8
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Post by David on Sept 28, 2007 12:11:18 GMT 8
Wow, you seem to have alot of albo forms. Nice! What forms are these (last 3 pictures - newest ones)?
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Post by Robert on Sept 28, 2007 19:55:41 GMT 8
Hey Cindy, the second picture look like the one Robert took a picture and show us some time back. Green with purplish red speckle. David, i had seen the #2 form in matang,kuching but non like one i posted. I will go back this weekend and look further for such form with ground pitchers, i hope  |
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Post by cindy on Sept 28, 2007 22:27:25 GMT 8
David, the one on the left is from Singapore Botanical Gardens. I deflasked it from TC. The one on the right is red striped from BE.
Robert's right. The form he posted is very light green, nearly yellow with brown peristome. Very unique.
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Post by isaacgoh on Oct 1, 2007 11:23:34 GMT 8
Hi Cindy,
I can see why you love your albos just like I do mine. They are perfect for our weather and grows even better than my gracillis.
Hope one day mine will be just like yours.
Rgds,
Isaac
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Post by cindy on Oct 1, 2007 12:49:52 GMT 8
Issac, I have to agree with you on that. I've got three forms of red gracilis and in terms of speed of growth and size of pitchers, these three fall behind albomarginata.
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