osmosis Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 After five years - I was rather pleased to get this :) Current lower, for comparison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamInLondon Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Congratulations! That's quite an achievement How tall is the vine? Hamata uppers are really quite bizarre ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicon Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Well done Dave, a real stunner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeeland Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Well done Dave, a real stunner extreemly bizarre and I love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Caldwell Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 (edited) I've never seen a N. hamata upper before - weird and fantastic! The development of the ribs of the peristome is a real spectacle! Honestly, I wouldn't put my hands that close to it - I don't know if it can be trusted. Edited August 3, 2010 by Tim Caldwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmosis Posted August 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 Congratulations! That's quite an achievement How tall is the vine?Hamata uppers are really quite bizarre ... Thanks. The vine is around 3ft, and this is the first pitcher the vine has carried, whilst it happily prodices multiple lowers from the basals Seems to be espscially fussy about uppers The are indeed bizarre - this was one of the first things I really wanted to grow, so this is the fulfillment of a long held ambition Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Lumb Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 OK Dave now you are taking the p"*$ with these photos... beautiful. I'll second that about the fastidious nature of hamata for making uppers, my plant continues to vine (its about 5-6ft) producing leaves only on the last 4ft of vine, but quite happily produces pitchers on the two basal offshoots. If only it knew how close I am to taking the scissors to it, although your photo has maybe given it some extra time. S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petesredtraps Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 If only it knew how close I am to taking the scissors to it, S Don't let it know Simon, it might eat you . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linton Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 Congratulations on the upper, it looks superb. Personally I like the colour of the lower pitchers. I'm curious though, is the lower pitcher more rigid than the upper pitcher? To me it looks more delicate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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