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Post by hongrui on Nov 9, 2007 12:07:45 GMT 8
some of my babies. i can't wait for them to grow up and mature. especially the veitchii x lowii. N. veitchii x lowii [BE]  N. talangensis x veitchii [BE]  N. chaniana x veitchii [BE] - very hairy  N. tobaica 'Red' [BE] - this is growing better than i expected for a H/L plant  the whole plant  a red and young N. truncata x xTM [EP]  basal of N. fusca (f.) [EP]  N. 'viking' x rafflesiana var. alata [apodagis] finally showing some mature characteristics, the pitcher is also coloring up  ;D |
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Post by David on Nov 9, 2007 22:05:15 GMT 8
Hi hongrui,
Is that the typical media from BE? Those large pieces are wood chips? What else do you have in the media?
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Post by hongrui on Nov 10, 2007 0:22:38 GMT 8
hi david,
nope, this is not the typical media from BE, BE plants come without media.
those large pieces you see are pine bark chips, a top layer to prevent rain spatter. in the media is peat, perlite and pinebark chips.
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Post by hongrui on Nov 22, 2007 19:57:03 GMT 8
more pikkies N. 'Gothica' (sibuyanensis x maxima) [EP]  N. maxima (h.) x mira [EP] one of my current favorite pitcher  N. truncata x xTM [EP]  a pair of N. thorelii x xTM [EP]   N. rafflesiana 'Johore spotted'  ^_^ |
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Post by hongrui on Dec 12, 2007 23:02:33 GMT 8
tarence! my northiana baby:   |
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Post by sweethalo on Dec 12, 2007 23:12:54 GMT 8
wow Hongrui! your Northiana has more colour than mine!  |
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Post by hongrui on Dec 12, 2007 23:16:03 GMT 8
audrey, its out under full sun. maybe that's why, and also mine is a tad bigger than yours  |
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Post by borneo on Dec 13, 2007 12:53:11 GMT 8
 Wow! I'm really, really impressed! Being new to this forum I hadn't seen this thread before. When we were in Singapore for some reason I thought you were probably a newbie but I can see from your photos throughout this thread that you're an accomplished grower. I wish I had seen this before we met. I could learn a lot from you about how the best growers in SG cultivate their plants. I have a few questions if you have the time. First off: You are growing highlanders really surprisingly well considering the climate. How long have you had the N. veitchii x lowii N. talangensis x veitchii and N. tobaica for? Did those pitchers form since you received the plants or if they were already there?
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Post by isaacgoh on Dec 13, 2007 13:37:57 GMT 8
yeah Rob, Hongrui's collection and skills belies his age. Shows you can be good at something when you put your heart to it.
Hongrui,
Your northy is very nice. Do you have a picture of the whole plant? I'm still waiting for my "giant red" northy to pitcher. The plant is almost 2 feet tall with big leaves. Not pitchering. Was told it's a female too.
Meanwhile I'll just have to be contented with the pitchers(1cm) of the 2 northiana babies that I have.
Rgds,
Isaac
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Post by Robert on Dec 13, 2007 22:35:02 GMT 8
Hongrui, i'm quite certain bigger and matured pitcher will produce more red colouration.
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Post by hongrui on Dec 14, 2007 7:58:44 GMT 8
thanks Rob, you're too kind. i received the veitchii x lowii and the tobaica 'red' in Jan this yr, while talangensis x veitchii was received in Sept this yr. the pitchers shown are all formed here in singapore.
isaac, thanks! i'll take a picture of the plant for you later.
robert, you think so? i'll cross my fingers and wait patiently for the northiana to grow bigger.
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Post by tarence on Dec 14, 2007 8:42:17 GMT 8
hi hongrui....mouth wide open while saying this `WAAHHHHH`......it IS rather colourful.....mine are totally colourless ( ok, a bit brown lah ) at the moment.
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Post by hongrui on Jan 11, 2008 19:38:17 GMT 8
pictures for the month N. alata striped x truncata [EP]  N. maxima-dark x truncata [EP]  N. rowanae (e.) [EP]  ;D |
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Post by hongrui on Jan 11, 2008 23:46:05 GMT 8
one more baby N. veitchii 'Bau lowland' [MT]  |
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Post by hongrui on Jan 29, 2008 12:01:39 GMT 8
one new one before jan ends: tal x veitchii-high   |
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Post by rainforestguy on Jan 30, 2008 3:14:33 GMT 8
Hongrui,
Its interesting how your photo of pure veitchii resembles like a dead-ringer the currently sold hurrelliana x veitchii from MT.
You will also discover (If you haven't seen evidence already) that your SEED origin plants far exceeds those from tc. This is part of my rants why nepenthes growers need to see that SEED-origin plants (are not even remotely similar) are far superior over tc plants.
There is no such thing as a superior selected form from tc or "selected" clones from any tc supplier. They are selling plants at random as "IF" they were seed origin plants!
The exception to this are hybrid tc clones of plants with specific traits. Such as Red Dragon, these are set examples of a clone that is represented for that HYBRID.
M
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Post by hongrui on Mar 20, 2008 11:20:10 GMT 8
i've just realised that i've not posted any new pics here in a very long time.  hehe to atone for that little mistake, here are 2 limestone cliff dwellers: N. campanulata [BE]  another view  N. northiana, an older pitcher  latest pitcher  the N. campanulata is growing better now that i've switched it out of peat/perlite mix. all i need now is a N. clipeata. ;D |
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Post by ameliepoulain on Mar 20, 2008 19:29:12 GMT 8
hongrui, what's the media that you use for the N. campanulata & N. northiana?
I thought I saw coarse red soil - I've used this mixed with some sphagnum + perlite for my n. mirabilis and they are really thriving! I'm wondering if I can use the same for n. northiana.
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Post by hongrui on Mar 20, 2008 20:46:58 GMT 8
Athene, both the camp and north are in 80% burnt earth and 20% peat/perlite. the peat/perlite mix is packed mainly around the root mass to prevent dehydration after transplanting. the white bits in the N. campanulata pot are actually limestone chips, but camps and norths do not seem to need it in their media. i have other pots of camps and norths without the limestone chips and they grow okay too.
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Post by artificialive on Mar 20, 2008 21:30:51 GMT 8
hongrui,
its an achievement to grow neps in pure soil.
Some say that the soil must be washed thoroughly to drain away the nutrients before applying it to neps.
Is it myth or fact? what about ur case?
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Wow! I'm really, really impressed! Being new to this forum I hadn't seen this thread before. When we were in Singapore for some reason I thought you were probably a newbie but I can see from your photos throughout this thread that you're an accomplished grower. I wish I had seen this before we met. I could learn a lot from you about how the best growers in SG cultivate their plants. 
hehe to atone for that little mistake, here are 2 limestone cliff dwellers:
