Are there any neps that are black?

[JMurphy97]

I'm looking for cool looking neps. I wanna know if there is a black one that could be treated as a house plant by a east window.

 

[Gawd_oOo]

There are 2 that I know of that make black or near black pitures.

N. ramispina
N. albomarginata (Black)

 

[JMurphy97]

I love that N. ramispina. It also has that it is not expensive either. I'm gonna have to look into getting one of them. Thanks.

 

[The Griffin]

There is also a "near black" from of N. gracilis. The photos I have seen look fairly black to me.
I was thinking there was a rare color form of highland N. truncata-though I am not 100% sure.
Cheers,

Joe

 

[agustinfranco]

Hi all:

I wonder whether ther is a real black nep. Perhaps rather a dark purple would be more appropriate colour.

The closest ones:

N. gracilis var nigropurpurea
N. izumiae
N. albomarginata dark
N. ramispina
N. truncata "highland dark" (very few in cultivation)
N. sanguinea purple
N. bongso "dark form"
N. gracillima

I may still be missing a few

Gus

 

[srduggins]

You mean like these?

Its hard to capture the black with a camera, it keeps wanting to lighten the picture.

 

[The Griffin]

Gus,
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but N. gracilis var nigropurpurea is kind of a brownish-purple. The clones I am talking about are carried by ET(no photo in their current site) and MT(photo present). Now, whether they are really black or dark purple, you have something there. I have seen other's "black" albos and there are a medium purple at best.

Cheers,

Joe

 

[agustinfranco]

Hi Griffin:

Yes, i don't doubt your judgement, but I think we may be seeing the same thing, but we attribute it slightly different names.

Gus

 

[SydneyNeps]

Joe, I grow the albomarginata "purple/black" and it's a light purple, lighter than gracilis var nigropurpurea for example. The only species that would get closest to being black (and remember, no plant is every truly black) are ramispina and izumiae. With ramispina, the clones vary and it can be hard to get ones that have a really solid, dark blackish colour, and many floating round are hybrids with sanguinea.

 

[rattler]

purple/burgandy pitcher w/ nearly black peristrome is the best i can do with bongso and jac. x izumae

 

[JMurphy97]

I want one like on this website.

N. Ramispina

 

[rattler]

well why dont yah ask him if he has a cutting?

 

[Rubra]

Any neps that are black? Sure! There are a few black variants in every batch of cuttings. Problem is they don't grow as quick as the green ones.

 

[rattler]

lol

 

[JMurphy97]

I don't want any of those kinds of black ones.