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Superb Matt, absolutely beautiful I have a swelling pitcher on mine right now, but though my plant is probably as large as yours I have not managed anything like a decent pitcher size Fingers crossed

Update: Cyclosecta and esseriana flowers - beautiful

In case I misled anyone, the third one isn't mine (my hand isn't that hairy) Apparently it has never flowered, even at the size pictured, hence why it is still an sp #1 instead of a proper name You could be right about the light causing the colour differences. I can't remember if these were from seed or TC

Not as big as yours, but mine seems to have a different colouration Have you seen how big it gets?

I also agree with Dicon - that's a pretty poor plant for £15, as it is a common vigorous hybrid. Where available, you can get plants with multiple growth points and many healthy pitchers for not much more. Having said that, it will recover given the right conditions

Beautiful rajah and burbidgeae I hope my rajah can manage something decent this year Dave

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Grows well for me in my standard Nepenthes mix (LFS, fine bark, perlite, foam and rockwool) and highland nepenthes temperatures. Watered from the top, with a saucer, but not usually standing in water Hope this helps, (What it looked like in 2006)

Ah the hybrid vs species debate - that should keep this thread running a while Like manders says, 90% or more are also rans that in no way improve on the species, and I used to have a more extreme opinion than that, but I am coming round to enjoying a bit of hybridising myself and there are clearly some stunners. Funnily enough lowii x truncata is one I would fit into that category, but everyones entitled to their opinion. Have a look at the ep site http://www.exoticaplants.com.au/ for some of the best

Well, thats been an education Call me naive, but it had honestly not crossed my mind in 5 years of growing that anyone might get offended or aroused by anything to do with a pitcher, opened or unopened. I have always been fasinated by the diversity of form, function and ecology, but that's just me obviously. Although come to think of it I do remember a few ribald references to the hairy hamata - it always looked like a toothed animal to me, but I concede the scrotal resemblence might be there if you were willing to ignore the teeth

This charming article lists Nepenthes (as a group) as in the top 10 ugliest plants in the world. Some of the others are bizarre choices as well. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/55051...gly-plants.html

Lovely to see the contrast. This is the first year the rubricorpa has really coloured up

I sowed some seeds last October- completely fresh, as I harvested them myself. Absolutely nothing happened all over winter. I thought it was a total loss, which was strange because they had all looked viable Then, last month they all started to come through, and there is still new germination going on now - nearly 9 months later. So - don't give up too easily, they clearly do have the ability to lie dormant if they need to, at least under some circumstances. How well they age if they are kept dry and posted is another question. BTW I think my mistake was simply to keep them too cold - heated propogators next time

Me too - Thanks to everyone who has commented Mike - What will be particularly diagnostic about the autumn pitchers - what should I be looking for? Dave

Just for information, I checked my records and this mislabelled plant came from Nepenti in 2006 Dissapointing

Bit of history with this plant - I bought it from Marston Exotics many many years ago as S.rubra jonesii It has the most fantastically scented flowers, and two different kinds of pitcher - longer and thinner in the spring, shorted and stockier in the autumn It is one of my favourites, but I am not sure it is what it says on the label Any thoughts would be very welcome Dave

Well, thanks for the information Markus and Andreas. It was worth posting to find this out. I'll have to get myself a proper gypsicola now as well. Dave

Can't be - I grow that as well and the flower is completely different

What are they then?

About equal parts of seramis, vermiculite, perlite and sand with a bit of John Innes No.1 For the gypsicolas I crushed, to varying degrees, tufa rock and mixed 80% of the standard mix with 20% of that Next year I am going to try growing the gypsicolas directly in the tufa rock, with a bit of medium to get them started. I can't remember where I saw that once a long time ago, but it was spectacular

Common, I know, but I am rather pleased with these as a sideline, growing with highland nepenthes Pinguicula gypsicola Pincuicula esseriana Pinguicula cyclosecta - I love the flowers on these. Should be a good show later

What would you suggest is the best/ safest method for posting a ceph On the one hand, bare root generally is safest with most plants as the weight of the media is not going to crush the plant (and its cheaper). On the other, I thought ceph roots were extremely brittle and they hated disturbance? Any thoughts appreciated, Thanks Dave

It's the london bus syndrome And here's the third coming along..... http://lhnn.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=...amp;thread=1622 Dave

Matt, I'm more than happy if you were able to take this on, and has been said in this thread there is a manageable number of people in the UK to bring on board. You can count on my support The challenge, I guess, is in making this a European or global effort. Maybe one step at a time, but does anyone have contacts with the German and French community. Due to language and trust they would probably want to, I would think, maintain their own local coordinators who would liase with other in country coordinators. Maybe we need to show this works first before selling it elsewhere? Also, I have not been around long enough to be aware of, or have relationships with, the not routinely online community. Any suggestions about how to bring them (assuming they exist) on board. How do you see this working. Are you going to chase people by email regularly to see what is in flower (or still alive), or rely on people contacting you. The reason I ask is that the previous online attempt to do this appears to be poorly maintained. Perhaps through apathy? Are you going to keep the list to yourself and act as a proxy between individuals, or pass out contact information as required, or perhaps a mixture of both. Privacy has to be, I would expect, an option for some people. Might this not make 'rotating' the mangement difficult Can we incorporate that element of swapping or selling cuttings to build up matched partners in the same collection. That's a bit of a brain dump - sorry. Just trying to think Dave

I would certainly support a register. I suspect, as has been mentioned, that privacy would be a major issue for many. I also think that to work most effectively, registrars would have to be proactive in finding out what was flowering and matching (perhaps having to act as an intermediary) to partners. To garner trust and really find out what was going on whilst maintaing privacy, a registrar would probably have to be someone well known and respected in the community they 'managed' and without too much of an ego that seems increasingly common This would be a significant investment of effort, by perhaps an unusual individual. I would also be more than happy to participate in a swap shop scheme of cuttings and plants, no matter how rare. Again, perhaps identifying prospective 'swappers' is a similar challenge to the above. Overall, I have been wrestling with my conscience recently about whether I can justfy the resources that go into maintaining what is an ecologically selfish hobby. Anything I can do that would have even the slightest conservation value would be much appreciated, but I do also take the validity of the point that the captive bred plants are probably, in the main, of little or no real relevance to maintaining wild populations except in rare and unusual circumstances. Going back selfish objectives, though, I would far rather be line breeding species than churning out more illogical and opportunistic reams of hybrids. Cheers, Dave