gabgabinou Posted October 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 New pictures :) I never tire of this hybrid N. x veitchii lowii First urn N. maxima (dark) x veitchii By cons, good news for N. campanulata x (x veitchii lowii), which produces the flower primere me and it could be that it is a female :) What do you think ? ;) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabgabinou Posted May 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 Hi everyone ! Long time I posted something here !There a few news since the last time I let you see First, I change the set up of my GH, repot everything into pots over new tables I made.Before : 64063912644807102086240910656112760205377013554655n by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr During : 55083012654370102086327830429051685147026248149213n by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr Almost done : 30676812644947102086740441544075977789695600491239n by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr Done ! 74955812669594102086807249614238110712523292377588n by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr Now, some nepenthes pitchers :) N. 'Predator' N. Predator coloring up by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr N. ventricosa x spectabilis N. ventricosa x spectabilis by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr N. ((lowii x veitchii) x campanulata) x truncata FullSizeRender 4 by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr N. bokorensis IMG_1080 by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr The complex one : ((lowii x veitchii) x boschiana) x ((veitchii x maxima) x veitchii) IMG_1081 by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr N. aristolochioides x edwardsiana IMG_1085 by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr N. (sibuyanensis x TM) x truncata 69158412592697102086450084285324617247690487663831n by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr Here is when I pollinated my first flower stalk from my female N. ((lowii x veitchii) x campanulata) with lot of different pollens 4815942158710208671564692422933332785116400026n by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr IMG_1046 by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr IMG_1047 by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr IMG_1048 by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr IMG_1048 by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr IMG_1050 by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr IMG_1051 by Gabin Lorandin, sur FlickrIMG_1053 by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr N. robcantleyi x hamata , love this one ! IMG_0855 by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr N. sibuyanensis IMG_0982 by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr N. ventricosa x ephippiata IMG_1037 by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr N. (ventricosa x TM) x (talangensis x TM) IMG_1039 by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr To end this topic, my favourite one for the moment : N. ventricosa x TM FullSizeRender 3 by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr Hope you guys enjoyed it :) Gabin 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabgabinou Posted June 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 (edited) Hi everyone !Here is my first upper pitcher of N. burbidgeae x platychila ! I have never seen an upper of this cross yet, love it Anyone else grow this hybrid ? 13428579_10209784055423995_3592125088234545163_n by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr 13406756_10209784055063986_7400659026984112229_n by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr 13427829_10209784055103987_9035819621357389784_n by Gabin Lorandin, sur Flickr Cheers ! Edited June 15, 2016 by gabgabinou 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corky Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Thats a great looking pitcher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobZ Posted June 15, 2016 Report Share Posted June 15, 2016 Several have posted photos http://cpphotofinder.com/nepenthes-x-burbidgeae-x-platychila-5666.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabgabinou Posted June 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2016 The last one for the moment, N. truncata x (izumiae x TM) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabgabinou Posted July 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 Hi everyone ! After one week of vacation next to the see, I'm enjoying the sun from Normandy and the light it gives to my nep :) N. maxima 'dark' x veitchii EP N. lowii x veitchii making its first pitcher of the season !Btw, it making it's first flower spike ! Now, I know it's a male, if anyone is interested with.. ;) To end this post, here is the first pitcher since I bought it last year of N. x Mixta ! (Close to the N. lowii x veitchii's flower spike) If anyone interested, do not hesitate ! :) Cheers Gabin 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabgabinou Posted November 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2016 Some random shots this afternoon ! N. lowii x campanulata N. ((lowii x veitchii) x campanulata) x truncata N. ventricosa x spectabilis A classic one, N. glandulifera, always beautiful, can't wait for the vine ! the last one, N. veitchii x burbidgeae Cheers ! :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HJ Kuz Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 Wow! Amazing plants!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Anderson Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 Really like the lowii x campanulata, really well grown too! Many thanks for sharing these well grown and great photography! Mark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabgabinou Posted February 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 Hello everyone ! Small update, I bought a LED kit to put inside the "greenhouse in the greenhouse". The first goal is being to be able to cultivate 2 or 3 lowland species. No heating inside yet , and anyway the temperature at the moment does not allow me to buy lowland plants by having them delivered with that kind of weather. So, space is used by my seedlings and cuttings ...;) A little heating will soon take place and I will wait until spring to be able to try the culture of a N. mirabilis var echinostoma and N. bicalcarata ...;) Meanwhile, 2 pictures of some nice current nepenthes... and N. 'Predator' 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMHoff Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 What kind of material did you use for the LL tent's walls? I've been thinking about building one myself for the time when my LLs are too big for the current setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabgabinou Posted February 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Well it's recycling equipment from an old Greenhouse. For the 2 sides, it's polycarbonate plates and for the "roof" it's an old greenhouse cover. ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabgabinou Posted March 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 (edited) Hi everybody ! The beautiful days come back and it is felt in the greenhouse, in the temperatures also ... :: e21 It was time to discover the banana trees and palm trees outside. The problem, a lot of grass and bad have settled all around the greenhouse, and it's not very aesthetic. I am also lazy in terms of weeding so I opted for a solution of lazy: cartons and a mulching over. ; So putting up cartons around the greenhouse and around the banana trees / palm tree. This autumn, I made an enormous cut on the only tree in the garden, an Acer negundo. I crushed as many branches as possible, which gave me a big pile of barks.This allowed me to put everything around the greenhouse, over the cartons to give a more natural effect. Normally the cardboard should degrade itself and "kill" the weeds that were underneath originally. Well this is not the most beautiful effect, but I find it cleaner now;)I do not know, but I hope it will benefit bananas and palm as a mulch. Anyway, I could not post only that, so here is a small series of nice plants right now ... :)Enjoy ' N. ventricosa x ephippiata N. maxima 'Dark' x veitchii EP My very old N. inermis who has not moved for months or even years finally gave me thanks for his first pitchers, moreover, uppers !A nice basal popped up, I have the joy to discover my first lower at the same time ^^ Similarly for N. talangensis, no growth for months, obviously no pitchers either for years but here, first pitcher, and an upper one. Well I hope the following ones will be a little bigger and attractive anyway;) A promising little one, N. truncata 'Giant' x ovata EP A hurdy-gurdy, slowly growing, I still wait for the upper for years, but it does not decide: pN. (lowii x veitchii) x boschiana Another that leaves me very impatient: N. truncata 'Giant' x trusmadiensis N. burbidgeae x platychila who had only vegetated for a year, finally decides also to redo pitchers..If she could be a female .... :p A plant that I bought years ago as seedling which makes its way quietly, I named N. talangensis x platychila!So here, if some of you have had the opportunity to buy it too, I will be very curious to see what happens to you, because I can hardly tell myself that there is talangensis in it ... lol Well, that's all for this time ...See you soon ! :)Gabin Edited March 16, 2017 by gabgabinou 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabgabinou Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 (click on the picture to see the video) This tuesday was supposed to be the most important day in my life. I did my oral tests in foreign city, from the end of my studies that I'm passionate about and are the catalyst to my professional future. Unfortunatly, it was also my WORST day ever. 8 years of passion, investment dropped off the map in 20 minutes. The fire may come from "waterproof" LED lights which have been tripped during my oral tests and caused the loss of everything important to my heart. Nepenthes were my reason to wake up in the morning, the goal in my life, my passion. I don't even know what my feelings are currently, I'm just chocked as f*** about what just happened. There is absolutely nothing left. Nothing to save, nothing to recover, nothing to get back or give out to my passionated friends while I start something new again... I don't know what to say, don't know what to do anymore. I'm just freaking disgusted... --- I still think i'll restart the activity, an insurance expert visits me on Tuesday. Normally the greenhouse is not insurable, on the other hand what it contained yes. So I will try to do my best to find the least invoice regarding plants and equipment to try to recover a few euros that will be necessary if I intend to start all over again. One thing is certain, I can not give up this dream ... Here... So there will not be too much news about me for the coming months, unless ... An advice, pay attention to the electrical connections and the reliability of the products you buy ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndeeUK Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 I was looking over your topic thinking how beautiful your plants are and came to your last picture. My heart stopped and my stomach hit the ground. I had the very same thing happen to me on my allotment. One night my potting shed was burnt to the ground in an arson attack. Although I didn't have any plants of value in it, I did lose £1500 approx, cost of shed, tools etc. That day I could have cried as I had put everything into it. It was the heart of my allotment and everything centered on it. So losing everything that you have done and are proud of I understand. I feel for you. These plants are not like tomato plants that can be grown in a season, these take years of love and dedication, they are your pets, they are your family, they are your life. I have only been keeping carnivorous plants for about a year and don't have any of quality yet that I could send. I wish I could. With my allotment I did continue and I have not two greenhouses and a new shed in the process of being built. I didn't give up and you shouldn't either. Restart again, but you will have learnt by the mistakes you made earlier, you will now be better and wiser. All I can say is good luck for the future, but don't turn your back and such a wonderful hobby. God bless Andrew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabgabinou Posted June 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 1 hour ago, AndeeUK said: I was looking over your topic thinking how beautiful your plants are and came to your last picture. My heart stopped and my stomach hit the ground. I had the very same thing happen to me on my allotment. One night my potting shed was burnt to the ground in an arson attack. Although I didn't have any plants of value in it, I did lose £1500 approx, cost of shed, tools etc. That day I could have cried as I had put everything into it. It was the heart of my allotment and everything centered on it. So losing everything that you have done and are proud of I understand. I feel for you. These plants are not like tomato plants that can be grown in a season, these take years of love and dedication, they are your pets, they are your family, they are your life. I have only been keeping carnivorous plants for about a year and don't have any of quality yet that I could send. I wish I could. With my allotment I did continue and I have not two greenhouses and a new shed in the process of being built. I didn't give up and you shouldn't either. Restart again, but you will have learnt by the mistakes you made earlier, you will now be better and wiser. All I can say is good luck for the future, but don't turn your back and such a wonderful hobby. God bless Andrew Thank you so much for you compassion... No I won't give up at all, I just can't. As you said, this is my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B52 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 So sorry for you mate, I have just sown some seeds if they germinate I'll be happy to send them to you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B52 Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Nepenthes seeds.^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deg Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 What awful news, I'm new to carnivorous plants and can only imagine how you are feeling I know that you know your stuff but have a really good search through the embers, you never know you may just find a glimpse of green somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carambola Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Honestly I'm at a loss for words, this is just terrible. All you can do is move forward and start anew. I can only wish you the best of luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted June 26, 2017 Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 Such a horrific sight! Sorry to learn of such a tragedy - at least no one was harmed though... plants can (eventually) be replaced. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mujinamo Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry for your loss. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabgabinou Posted July 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 Thank you guys for your support ! It's really "enjoyable" I will let you know for the futur, i'm not giving up ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maik Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 I´m sorry for your loss. Very sad to see this!!! If you start again with growing Nepenthes you can contact me and I will send you a few plants... All the best, Maik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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