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Post by Robert on Jan 12, 2008 20:59:41 GMT 8
I was observing one of the ampullaria newest pitchers and what i found-a pitcher with different colour tones on the left and right section. There are 3 pitchers and the first 2 bears the dark red speckle. what can be the reasons? The whole plant.  front view  Back view  top view - notice an unusual maroon striped line running down the peristome where the lid joined.  |
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Post by bucky78 on Jan 12, 2008 21:49:41 GMT 8
Do you think it is a matter of which side of the pitcher the sun is shining on the most? I have that happen a lot with my Sarracenia pitchers.
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Post by Robert on Jan 12, 2008 22:40:17 GMT 8
Do you think it is a matter of which side of the pitcher the sun is shining on the most? I have that happen a lot with my Sarracenia pitchers. well it gets full sun from sunrise to sunsets, the plant was grown in the open. I will move it to more shady area or expose it one side to sunlight and see how the plant response to the old pitcher and new pitcher. |
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Post by rainforestguy on Jan 12, 2008 23:14:51 GMT 8
Robert,
These are characteristics of a chimaera. I have had green amps on occasion throw out speckled every once in a while. This is something inherent in that plant. I have also had Williams Red produce chimaeras as well. As the plant gets larger it produces red pitchers close to a red speckled amp too. This is normal for this species.
I believe someone had also posted pics of wild amps where clusters of a single plant had ground pitchers showing red and speckled and red and green all originating from the same cluster.
M
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Post by Robert on Jan 13, 2008 20:36:55 GMT 8
Thanks Mike for the explanation. I'm waiting to see what the next pitcher will be like.
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