December 2021 my N. diabolica that was seed grown from Jeremiah Harris flowered for the first time and was female ! 😁 Read more about it in Flowering Nepenthes diabolica 2022 I successfully pollinated my female Nepenthes diabolica with N. edwardsiana pollen in collaboration with Jeff Shafer from Colorado. July 15th, 2024 my wife Clementine […]
Asian Pitchers plant hybrids: Borneo Exotics Hybrid BE-3755 Highland: Hybrid of highland and intermediate Nepenthes hamata x robcantleyi , is a new hybrid from Borneo Exotics. Introduced in 2017. Both hamata & robcantleyi are iconic species and make great hybrids. The inverse cross was absolutely spectacular and this seem to be just a little bit better
Nepenthes eymae Sulawesi 1000-2000m (3,281-6,562ft) above sea level Nepenthes eymae is widespread throughout Sulawesi and highly variable. It’s well known for having highly distinct upper and lower pitchers. All my plants are small so not yet showing upper pitchers. Some place eymae as an extreme variation of Nepenthes maxima, others contend that introgression from maxima
Nepenthes glabrata in cultivation Asian Pitcher plant species: Sulawesi, Indonesia Elevation: 1600-2100 meters above sea level(~5249-6890 feet) Nepenthes glabrata is a small growing species found on the island on Sumatra in Indonesia. This species is highly regarded for its small, terrarium friendly size and its beautiful painted pitchers. Nepenthes glabrata is from high elevation in mossy cloud forest and
Nepenthes hamata in cultivation Asian Pitcher plant species: Sulawesi, Indonesia Altitude: 1400-2500 (4590-8200 feet) meters above sea level Nepenthes hamata is one of the most desirable and iconic of all nepenthes. Although it has been described for over 30 years, the shear demand and relative difficulty in cultivation has kept this as a collectors plant and very expensive. I
Nepenthes glabrata x aristolochioides Asian Pitcher plant hybrid: Borneo Exotics BE- Highland-Ultra: Hybrid of one highland and one ultra-highland parent. Nepenthes glabrata x aristolochioides is a great hybrid from Borne Exotics and really got the best of both parents. It seems to get the great painted color that N. glabrata is known for and the tubby
Nepenthes singalana x hamata Asian Pitcher Plant Hybrid Altitude: Highland, Man-made hybrid Nepenthes singalana x hamata is a hybrid that I obtained through Borneo Exotics. I have two clones and they are very similar but there seems to be some minor variation between them in color, peristome teeth and the pitcher shape. I was able to