CarnivorousBlake Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 (edited) I have been taking care of this nepenthes since I started my botany studies but I have never bothered to get it identified. I have taken many cuttings though At the bottom there is a second nepenthes that I always assumed to be the same species. Large Pitcher Peristome Large Pitcher w/ flash Full plant Smaller plant Smaller Nep young/developed pitcher Edited November 7, 2008 by CarnivorousBlake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 I have been taking care of this nepenthes since I started my botany studies but I have never bothered to get it identified. I have taken many cuttings though At the bottom there is a second nepenthes that I always assumed to be the same species. Large Pitcher Peristome Large Pitcher w/ flash Full plant Smaller plant Smaller Nep young/developed pitcher Looks like a maxima or Miranda variant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarnivorousBlake Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 From what I heard the plants were initially purchased for a local garden center. I think you may be right manders N. maxima seems close. What particular features are you looking at that make you say maxima? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarnivorousBlake Posted November 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 Is this the final verdict then?? N. maxima? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vraev Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 yeah! I would say its more maxima like than a miranda. But whatever it is...it truly looks spectacular. I love that shot of the full plant.....very very healthy and very very colorful. thanks for posting. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarnivorousBlake Posted November 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 (edited) yeah! I would say its more maxima like than a miranda. But whatever it is...it truly looks spectacular. I love that shot of the full plant.....very very healthy and very very colorful. thanks for posting. :) Great, N. maxima it is. Yes I am quite pleased with them. They get a lot of attention. I have been fertilizing both pictured neps. with osmocote. I drop one pellet in per pitcher. The ratio of the pellets are 18 N, 18 P, 18 K. Thus far the results seem positive. The plants are in their sixth week since fertilization. I will post more details about the osomocote and species that I have had success with in more time. Edited November 12, 2008 by CarnivorousBlake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amori Posted November 12, 2008 Report Share Posted November 12, 2008 (edited) Hi CarnivorousBlake, I'm of the opinion that it is not a pure N. maxima. The underside of the lids are missing their characteristic protrusions, one being the glandular crest near where the peristome meets the lid, and the tooth at the front tip, although it shows remnants of both. These characteristics are quite obvious even in younger N. maxima. I also find that the leaves are too big relative to the pitchers, though it does look like there is more maxima in there than anything else. Whatever it is, it's a nice plant and I'm sure it appreciates the correct attention it receives! Cheers, Amaury Edited November 12, 2008 by Amori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Evans Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 I have to agree, this plant is not N. maxima, though it probably is a maxima hybrid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aliamyz Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Looks like maxima x northiana to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benenthes Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 I think It's a miranda! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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