aaron308 Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 I just won a Heliamphora on ebay labelled as 'Tequila', however, in the description it says that Tequila is a hybrid between nutans and heterodoxa. Is this correct, and if not, which one should I label it as? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 I just won a Heliamphora on ebay labelled as 'Tequila', however, in the description it says that Tequila is a hybrid between nutans and heterodoxa. Is this correct, and if not, which one should I label it as? Just label it as Heliamphora x "Tequila" for the time being. This potential hybrid was produced by Exotica Plants in Australia and they've been very secretive about its origins. It may simply be a variant of H. tatei or a perhaps a hybrid. The commercially-available hybrid, H. nutans x heterodoxa is simply referred to by its cross and nothing else . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron308 Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 (edited) Thanks. The weird thing is though, that the photo looks more like a nutans x heterodoxa, and not very much like the photos I've seen of Tequila, which, like you say, appears to be something involving H. tatei. When I get it, I'll take a couple of photos and see what everyone thinks. Edited August 5, 2009 by aaron308 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Thanks. The weird thing is though, that the photo looks more like a nutans x heterodoxa, and not very much like the photos I've seen of Tequila, which, like you say, appears to be something involving H. tatei. When I get it, I'll take a couple of photos and see what everyone thinks. The "problem" with Heliamphora, both in the wild and in cultivation, are that the plants can be extremely variable in appearance, based upon light / shade availability (too little will etoliate the leaves; too much will stunt them), and the amount of water (too little will also stunt them) given the plants. I haven't seen more than a few H. x "Tequila" which resembled one another. Some are a verdant green with little in the way of a nectar spoon while others can be bright red . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron308 Posted August 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Do you think it could be identified when it flowers (either H. nutans x heterodoxa or "Tequila") ? Or are Heliamphora flowers too similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loligo1964 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Many Heliamphora flowers are far too similar in appearance to be of any taxonomic use; and there is more than a little disagreement among botanists just where some species or hybrids fall . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flycatchers Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Although I am only guessing I believe that there are several different crosses in this hybrid. It was described by Exotica Plants as "mixed clones". And Geoff has posted photos of different plants that looked quite different to each other. And certainly my two both look different. cheers bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron308 Posted August 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 The seller has put another division up for sale, so you can get an idea for what it looks like: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HELIAMPHORA-TEQUILA...id=p3286.c0.m14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 (edited) Here is a pic of one of our Tequila. Geoff Edited August 29, 2009 by Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron308 Posted August 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Mine looks vaguely like that, but I'll have to wait until I put it outside in spring and it colours up more before I can tell for sure. (right now its on a west facing windowsill) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 This plant was grown under 50% white plastic igloo film. We have a few growing in a highland nepenthes house and they do not look anything like this. Light is definately one of the major factors defining their colour, like most cps. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Fernandez Diaz Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Uau! Increidible!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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