Growing N. faizaliana as a low lander

[rainforestguy]

This is a seed grown N. faizaliana, which I have been calling it, the Rainbow Pitcher.


These have been superior in growth and expectations compared to the weaker, slow growing tc forms found around. This plant keeps putting out one larger pitcher with each leaf.
Its hard to believe that this "seedling" is barely two years old. I have struggled and continue to struggle with the tc counterparts. I have some tc clones from MT just barely the size of my larger seedlings of these seed grown plants.

While many believe tc plants are fast growers, I have foubnd that the seed-origin plants grow faster and make desired pitchers quicker.

M

[isaacgoh]

Wow, this is indeed a fascinating nepenthes. I can see why you call it rainbow.

Thanks for Sharing Michael. You are flooding our forum!! in a good way...hahahha...

[kltower]

Michael,

Very nice specimen. I am sure you have a point harping seeds grown plants. I too have found TC highlanders (and for that matter lowlanders), hard to grow during their first year. But the reality is where do you get all those seeds? We are in nepenthes growing region and found seeds hard to comeby, yet you live oceans apart and you have got all the seeds.

We have but no choice dependent on MT and BE for our supply of plants.

Choong

[Robert]

N.faizaliana can be grown as a lowlander. where it was found in the wild their lowest growing elevation was about 600m. The last time ,6 months ago,I saw the Padawan Council in Kuching had the plant on display in their garden but still without pitchers.

[rainforestguy]

Its very interesting how a harp on seed growing has opened many doors of people sending me seeds. I have never been to any nepenthes growing regions, yet have been fortunate to get a variety of seeds. I have also received many seeds of true species from collectors across the globe. This is a shame where many growers such as BE, MT, AW have specimen FLOWERING plants in their collections, yet ignore the fact that a seed grown individual will always do better than a specific gene set clone. I guess its like if you're a famous painter. If I painted a Mona Lisa and just made copies and sold it, why would I need to ever paint again? This is what I refer to the Mona Lisa theory of nepenthes.
But if you take a serious look at how some nurseries are making super clones of species, you can make selections of species that otherwise wouldn't grow for you under your growing conditions. I know if we grew more seed origin plants more of us collectors would have plants with superior characteristics and vigor we currently don't see in tc starts.
All of my photos are shots of SEED origin plants.


M