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Post by tarence on Jun 11, 2007 9:16:51 GMT 8
Had this n.ventricosa for about 4 months already. It seems to be doing ok, doesn`t have the redness it should have or the hour glass figure. I don`t expect it to in our lowland weather.  This is my new n.veitchii. Can`t wait for the showy bigger pitchers to come out.  |
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Post by wilson on Jun 11, 2007 11:47:29 GMT 8
Mine ventricosa pitcher also getting smaller and smaller, greener and greener, and worse, out-of-the hour glass shape... Had a long trip to Bako yesterday. Today ad-hoc holiday  |
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Post by Robert on Jun 11, 2007 13:48:59 GMT 8
hi Wilson, 5 of my friend were in bako (sat n sunday) don't know u saw them photographying proboscis and plenty of pitcher plants(albo, raff and ampullaria). You have any to share?
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Post by tarence on Jun 11, 2007 23:16:56 GMT 8
Wilson : how come eh ? thot your environment supposed to be cooler ?
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Post by cactustts on Jun 12, 2007 1:01:51 GMT 8
Tarence, nice ventricosa you have. I used to have ventricosa too, but it died off due to hot weather.
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Post by isaacgoh on Jun 12, 2007 11:39:55 GMT 8
I am keeping one pot of ventricosa black peristome for almost one year from MT. So far, all the pitchers are small without showing black peristome.
At least the plant is growing a side shoot now. I'm hoping the new shoot will grow bigger pitchers.
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Post by David on Jun 12, 2007 11:44:01 GMT 8
My ventricosa gave me picthers about 3-4 inches but lately because of the unpredictable weather, the pitchers are only about 1 inch high.
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Post by wilson on Jun 12, 2007 12:58:07 GMT 8
Hi Robert,
Didn't notice your friends cos we were using a different trail.
Besides Nepenthes albo, raff & ampul, you will able to see nice hirsuta, semi-highland tentaculata and macfarlanei (correct spelling or not?) at the hill tops of Bako. I really like that macfarlanei's yellow-white or pale green pitchers... There are many antplants like Dischidia major, Myrmecodia sp & Hydnophytum sp too.
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Post by wilson on Jun 12, 2007 13:00:12 GMT 8
Hey Robert, are u from Kuching? Can meet up when free to have a good talk on pet plants
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Post by Robert on Jun 12, 2007 14:24:11 GMT 8
yup i'm from kuching. There are some neps growers in kuching that i know and we may be able to meet if we can arrange. Iwill pm you.
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Post by artificialive on Jun 12, 2007 18:26:20 GMT 8
Hohoho! Congrats, the Kuching 'branch' of PetPitcher is getting active now.. good luck for ur first outing together  |
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Post by tarence on Jun 12, 2007 21:47:02 GMT 8
i hang my n.ventricosa pot from a tree branch. it gets natural shade from the ferns specially grown around it. my first one also died & dried up but this 2nd one seems to be doing much better.
hey wilson & robert : you folks s/be more active than us where neps are concerned...
pity there aren`t any sabah reps here yet.
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Post by Robert on Jun 12, 2007 22:19:47 GMT 8
yeah ! we should ;D
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Post by tarence on Nov 13, 2007 8:37:33 GMT 8
the ventricosa has maintained it`s size and colour esp during this rainy cool season.....plus a fusca hybrid which is also doing well...   |
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Post by hongrui on Nov 13, 2007 10:10:26 GMT 8
i like the fusca hybrid (fusca x maxima?). i don't really have a thing for ventricosa or its hybrids tho |
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Post by tarence on Nov 13, 2007 10:20:08 GMT 8
someone gave me the fusca hybrid so i do not know it`s ancestory...yep, i`ll be inclined to say dats the hybrid tho.....
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Post by David on Nov 13, 2007 12:57:06 GMT 8
That is a huge ventricosa pitcher Tarence. It's very healthy. I think I've not seen ventricosa pitchers grown to this size in lowland conditions. Cool!
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Post by tarence on Nov 13, 2007 18:15:39 GMT 8
thx David.....it took a while ( 2 years i think ) to get use to my conditions......Liang says his ventricosa pitchers are quite big as well.
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