Just a few quick updates on some of the Nepenthes action here!
Here’s an update on the Nepenthes fusca hybrid cutting from Paul. Many of those cuttings are showing growth points at this stage. Woohoo!
A baby Nepenthes hamata, with a new pitcher.
Oh, the cute little teeth are becoming a little more prominent!
A Nepenthes maxima hybrid from Paul.
Nepenthes jamban, a new pitcher opening.
Recently a new pitcher of Nepenthes jamban popped open! This Nepenthes really fascinates me. It has such a unique … toilet like shape. My understanding is “jamban” in Indonesian translates to “toilet.” Anyway, this Nepenthes by any other name would be just as awesome. I can’t wait for the other pitchers to open up… it has a couple more toilets, er, pitchers… forming that I’m looking forward to!
Nepenthes jamban
Nepenthes jamban
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Tagged Asian Pitcher Plant, Carnivorous Plant, freshly opened, jamban, nepenthes
Just wanted to share a few assorted Nepenthes photos from the end of a bright winter’s work day. The setting sun was coming in at an angle that added a nice subtle glow to the deadly foliage.
Nepenthes thorelii x aristochiloides
(Thanks again Paul! It’s pitchering like mad!)
Nepenthes robcantleyii
Nepenthes hamata
A new baby pitcher on a very young plant, but it’s doing well.
So cute. But wait until it gets older, it gets soooo much cuter!
(Thanks Drew!)
Hello December.
Out here in the Bay Area, we’re currently in middle of a storm system and there’s plenty of rain going around at the moment. The rain was (and still is) coming down pretty hard creating a heavy rhythmic symphony on the greenhouse roof.
I spent most of the day getting some work done in the Asylum. I’m only down to about half a table of sorting/cleaning Sarracenia. I am making a few occasional divisions here and there, but not so much at this time. I was also doing some cleaning of the Nepenthes, removing the dead pitchers and leaves. Oh, also trying my hand at a couple more cuttings from my own plants today. Did all this under the gray weighty watery skies.
I didn’t have my regular camera on me today, but had my cell phone which also does the job. Below are a few black and white photos from around the Asylum on this first very gray day of December.
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Leaving for the greenhouse: the parking lot was an ocean of puddles.
Grayhouses. Greenhouses.
The Asylum: A shelter from the storm
Drosera regia
Platycerium bifurcatum
New growth emerging from a recently divided Pyrrosia hastata
Tillandsia tectorum
Cymbidium
Pinguicula ‘Tina’
Pinguicula ‘Tina’ – hungry!
Nepenthes rajah– new pitcher about to open
Nepenthes diatas
Nepenthes eymae
Nepenthes sanguinea
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Tagged 3gs, Asylum, bifurcatum, Black and White, Cymbidium, diatas, drosera, eymae, iPhone, nepenthes, orchid, Photo, Pinguicula, Platycerium, Pyrrosia hastata, Rain, Rainy Day, rajah, regia, sanguinea, tectorum, Tillandsia, tina
Here’s a few Nepenthes photos! They’re lovin’ their dome and I’m seeing quite a bit of new pitchers forming. It’s all so exciting for me and I can see why these plants are so addicting!
Nepenthes thorelii x aristolochioides
Nepenthes ventricosa x tiveyi
Nepenthes robcantleyii
Nepenthes densiflora x truncata
Nepenthes eymae
Nepenthes jamban – new pitcher forming! YAY!
Tagged aristolochioides, densifolora, jamban, nepenthes, robcantlyii, thorelii, tiveyi, truncata, ventricosa
Back in September, Paul sent me a vine of a Nepenthes fusca hybrid to try cuttings on. Later that month, the cuttings looked like this. Those little grow point things have been slowly but surely growing, and looking good so far! I managed to slice the vine up into 10 pieces and so far 8 still look ok. As referenced in the earlier post, here’s a great link on how to do Nepenthes cuttings. Thanks again Paul!
Nepenthes fusca hybrid cutting
Nepenthes fusca hybrid cutting
Tagged cutting, fusca, how to, hybrid, nepenthes, Paul Barden, propagation, Tropical Pitcher Plant
Hey everyone! I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted! Hope y’all been well! Honestly I haven’t been down to the greenhouse much recently just because things have been kinda busy. It’s all good. The plants are dormant or about to hit dormancy anyway. There’s still a few plants that look okay here and there, such as a few of the leucos and their hybrids – but for the most part the sleep has begun. I am still doing a lot of cleaning and organizing, and will be continually doing so throughout the course of the winter. I’ll probably bust the katana blade out later to do some slicing of old foliage… that should be fun.
During this time period, I keep the Sarracenia on the dryish side – not watering as much or as frequently. I just make sure that their soil is still moist/damp, but I don’t leave them constantly sitting in water as I would during active growth.
The cool thing is that the Nepenthes are sending out pitchers, so I’ll share a few photos of those in upcoming posts. I am also seeing pitchers grow and open up on the Cephalotus, as well as the Heliamphora. I will share those in a bit. For now here are a few photos of how things are goin’ in the Asylum.
Plants starting to go dormant. Again, I’m leaving most of the old long foliage on there and still letting plants get that light they have missed out on.
Yes, I know it looks messy. These are young plants I am still growing out. Again, you can see the long and stretched foliage.
The Nepenthes are doing well and loving their dome!
It doesn’t look like much, but I’m growing out some sphagnum moss. I basically took a pot of sphagnum and just tore it up and am growing them in trays.
Here’s the anthocyanin free section. You can see the older leaves browning up. I’m looking forward to watching this table grow out next year!
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Tagged Asylum, Carnivorous plants, Cephalotus, dormancy, greenhouse, Heliamphora, nepenthes, Sarracenia
