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Post by rainforestguy on Jan 5, 2008 11:41:52 GMT 8
This rowanae just gets better and better with age.  Grown in full sun exposed to the elements. M |
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Post by sockhom on Jan 5, 2008 19:13:15 GMT 8
Great plant Michael  ! I hope to grow one in the near future! François. |
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Post by phissionkorps on Jan 6, 2008 4:43:07 GMT 8
I love this plant. Wish it was readily available in the US
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Post by rainforestguy on Jan 6, 2008 8:46:24 GMT 8
With available seed originals present, it won't be long before this species is well under way and becoming more established. I think it will be as readily available as N. sp. Viking some day.
This is a real easy to grow species with minimal effort. For those who grow Vikings, this will be an easy to grow species overall.
Yet I would really like to see this crossed to a Viking since they do somewhat resemble one another.
M
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Post by David on Jan 7, 2008 23:03:17 GMT 8
Such a beauty! I like the thick red peristome with the indent at the front. Elegantly large and round lid.
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Post by rainforestguy on Jan 8, 2008 0:45:30 GMT 8
Since all of the rowanaes in cultivation are seed originals, we should be seeing this become more readily available in the near future. This is a reason why seed originals are desperately needed to sustain and develop superior clones. Unfortunately for some, like N. villosa, the single clone does no justice to represent the entire species. So much effort was done to get one into tc I wonder where the rest of its siblings ended up? Discarded?
M
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Post by sunbelle on Jan 9, 2008 6:05:54 GMT 8
That's a nice one, M.
From our group of seedlings we are seeing colors range from pink to deep purple...and then there's the spotted forms! And, it doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure out why we are holding on to them.
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Post by rainforestguy on Jan 9, 2008 9:54:01 GMT 8
Greetings Sunbelle,
I have a few that appear to be making growths for flowering stages and hopefully will be offering pollen or accepting pollen or both. I am very pleased that N. sp. Viking has come a long way to be a truly established plant in the hobby and N. rowanae should also be too!
I have seen some very large pitchers produced by some rowanaes and perhaps could see them realized in hybrids of different forms (actually cross-breeds) among them.
M
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Post by agustinfranco on Jan 9, 2008 14:02:22 GMT 8
Hi there:
With regards to rowanae. I think the plants sold commercially from all sources are just a limited amount of variants present on cape York. Unfortunately, . For example N. rowanae Y and X are very rare in cultivation.
Gus
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Post by rainforestguy on Jan 10, 2008 0:28:15 GMT 8
Aside from EP's offerings of rowanae, I was fortunate to obtain rc of wild collected forms from Rod Kruger. I feel its just a matter of time before we see more variations available to us. I have faith in ep in providing more forms and variations and possibly offer selected forms of this species in the near future.
I have seen others on this forum have outstanding pitchers on their seedlings.
M
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