19Silverman93 Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 As the title suggests, What is your favorite species or hybrid of nepenthes and why? I personally have a soft spot for ampullaria myself, the pitchers are lovely and round with a big peristome too, almost cute, in as much as a pitcher can be cute that is, but for it's sheer showy-ness I have to say I think I like Robcantleyi the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimitar Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Nepenthes attenboroughii , gorgeous plants and they grow very fast under my conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Long Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Nepenthes attenboroughii , gorgeous plants and they grow very fast under my conditions. What are your conditions? ;) We've got a few seedlings that I picked up this year, seem to be doing well so far but still very small. So many to choose from, I like bicalcarata but mine isn't all that impressive yet. I'm becoming a big fan of sibyuanensis, fantastic large, squat pitchers with some lovely pink and yellow colours as the traps develop. Think I'm going to have to say N. lowii though. It's a real robust plant with interesting lower pitchers, but it's the uppers that really stand out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapperhead51 Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 (edited) Man thats a hard one so many I seen , here is a few of my favorites N attenboroughii Mt.Victoria trip N.rajah Mt.kinabalu N. lowii Murud N.hurrelliana just a few of my favorites ,so many more from my trips to choose from !! Edited August 16, 2013 by snapperhead51 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Silverman93 Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 N.rajah Mt.kinabalu That Rajah is bloody gorgeous! (as are all of those that you posted really) but if I really pressed you, which takes the absolute biscuit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Difficult to beat a well grown burkei in my opinion...it's a very personal thing though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapperhead51 Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 hhhmmm well really it has to be between N edwardsiana and N.Villosa probably tent to ward eddy I suppose as most impressive 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Silverman93 Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 N edwardsiana Good golly miss molly! that's an absolute stunner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 All the above are stunning but for a favourite I'm going to have to say veitcheii, not only because they have nice tubby pitchers in a range of colours but also because they are easy to grow, the leaves/shoots are almost furry and interesting in the own right and the plants don't get too much out of control, unlike a lot of others that seem to think they are strangler vines of some sort. If only i get one to grow up a tree trunk... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raci22 Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 At the moment definitely Peltata. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 N. jacquelineae for species and my hybrid would be Bloody Mary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Cornish Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Glabrata for species and spectabils x ventricosa for hybrid. Regards Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Cornish Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 (edited) Whoops double post Edited August 17, 2013 by Neil Cornish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loakesy Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 (edited) Always N. ramispina for me! I just wish I had one... Edited August 17, 2013 by Loakesy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bux Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 I would say Nepenthes rajah and ventricosa x lowii...but I will probably change my mind in 2 minutes :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 I am more modest, for me an N. ventricosa this willingly. Source: http://www.borneoexotics.com/images/catalogue/h-650/0270-0.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 I too have a soft spot for ventricosa. edwardsiana is tempting me to get one. Wow those teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nephalotus Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 Has to be Villosa for me, has a good combo of fur and teeth plus it forces you to play it's waiting game lol, Edwardsiana as close second because those cans are simply stunning!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus Posted August 18, 2013 Report Share Posted August 18, 2013 1. Villosa 2. Edwardsiana 3. Hamata 4. Robcantleyi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 Fusca x Robcantleyi, tentaculata and Robcantleyi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warm_carny Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 I like particulary the nepenthes burbidgeae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Evans Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Hmm, this is a tough one... my favorite used to be N. rafflesiana. Then N. ampullia. N. madagascariensis for several months. Then N. ventricosa for several years, but the empherial lids became annoying. I think now my favorite species is whatever the plant known as N. singalana Belirang is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 (edited) 1- N.tenuis 2- N.hamata 3- N.sanguinea Edited October 27, 2013 by Maiden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESSEL Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Now this is a hard one?? After a very long think. N. klossii is my favourite species. Second to that also n.hamata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mato Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 It's so difficult to say, but there's something about burbidgeae that does it for me at the moment: N. burbidgeae sg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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