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[chimanta]

Hello all

My Cobras are forming at the moment the first tubes. Now I purchased last year in Chester some cobras to have some other clones and for my new bog. Until know I always had about the same size in my cobra heads (compared to the tube size). I remember to have seen once many years ago in the botanical Garden of Zurich some impressive Darlingtonias with the head size of a small fist.

Now to my surprise, one plant I purchased last year in Chester is doing so almost as well, whereas the heads of last year from the same plant look not different in size compared to the tube size. But as usually, the first 2 tubes are bigger than last year as well.

I had also a plant for many years which had longer tubes but even though smaller heads than I observed on this particular plant from Chester. They are standing all in the same corner and the same conditions so it should not be because of other climate or substrate.

The plant looks just great and I'm very happy with it!

Has anybody made observations, that some clones are different in regards of head sizes?

cheers

Urs

Edited by chimanta, 14 May 2012 - 19:11 PM.

[Andrew166]

chimanta, on 11 May 2012 - 09:17 AM, said:

Hello all

My Cobras are forming at the moment the first tubes. Now I purchased last year in Chester some cobras to have some other clones and for my new bog. Until know I always had about the same size in my cobra heads (compared to the tube size). I remember to have seen once many years ago in the botanical Garden of Zurich some impressive Darlingtonias with the head size of a small fist.

Now to my surprise, one plant I purchased last year in Chester is doing so as well, whereas the heads of last year from the same plant look not different in size compared to the tube size. But as usually, the first 2 tubes are bigger than last year as well.

I had also a plant for many years which had longer tubes but even though smaller heads than I observed on this particular plant from Chester. They are standing all in the same corner and the same conditions so it should not be because of other climate or substrate.

The plant looks just great and I'm very happy with it!

Has anybody made observations, that some clones are different in regards of head sizes?

cheers

Urs

any pics????

[chimanta]

Andrew166, on 12 May 2012 - 03:00 AM, said:

any pics????

Here you go:



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cheers

Urs

Edited by chimanta, 14 May 2012 - 19:12 PM.

[Marlon]

Wow thats a huge darlingtonia

[Amar]

Lovely pictures, Urs! And nice to see you here again. Sadly my Cobra I got from you did not make it through the Winter....
Looking forward to coming and see your plants some time this year?

[chimanta]

Amar, on 15 May 2012 - 00:03 AM, said:

Lovely pictures, Urs! And nice to see you here again. Sadly my Cobra I got from you did not make it through the Winter....
Looking forward to coming and see your plants some time this year?

Hello Amar

Sad the Darlingtonia did'nt make it through this winter, well it was very cold and if she hibernated in a pot outside it was possibly to much for her.
Sure, give me a call or make a suggestion, you are welcome.

[Andrew166]

chimanta, on 15 May 2012 - 08:28 AM, said:

Hello Amar

Sad the Darlingtonia did'nt make it through this winter, well it was very cold and if she hibernated in a pot outside it was possibly to much for her.
Sure, give me a call or make a suggestion, you are welcome.

Nice pics man!!! Im starting all over with my cobra atm. was going good for three years, then i repoted it, and all of a sudden the new heads that were growing were burned at the tip!! all the heads that grew last year were burned at the tip and did not even develop a head at all. I did not know what was the cause of this, I had a perlite, peat, sand mix similar too the last 3 growing seasons.  So i did an emerg, repot last summer late, and put it in the mix that northwest sarr, recomends, but still so far the same issue again, i only use dist, or rain water, so I don't know really what is doing this?