Brokken's Greenhouse

[Brokken]

Sometimes I can experience daytime temps of 105 or more. I often try to plan for these, but I'm not always succesful. Humidity... anywhere from 30 to 100 and lights... the greenhouse is outside, so as much as 12 hours or as little as 5 depending on season.

 

[Devon]

Awesome pitchers and pictures!! I'e never seen such a perfectly flared peristome on a veitchii like that!

 

[Grey Moss]

Awesome, my conditions are right in the middle of yours.

 

[Kyle]

That is one out-of-control peristome you have there, Mr. veitchii.

Gorgeous plants.

 

[Brokken]

Some pics from the middle of winter:

N. aristolochioides. Pitcher as big as the plant itself (which is not to say much about the plant size):

N. izumiae. My very first izumiae pitcher. It doesn't like my summer conditions but it likes winter:

N x trusmadiensis. I just got this plant. This pitcher did not grow under my care:

N x ventricosa x angasanensis. Used to have two cuttings of this plant, but gave one away:

N x ventricosa x aristolochioides:

 

[eou812]

Nice backyard.

 

[mass]

very nice.. Do you even have snow outside?

 

[Dexenthes]

Very nice plants! Of course it just makes me want a pure aristolochioides even more.

 

[amphirion]

very nice.. Do you even have snow outside?

Snow? What is snow? all we have here in the bay area are some wonderful HL/UHL conditions in the winter!

 

[Brokken]

Not much is pitchering right now. It's still fairly cold and growth is slow or completely arrested. Still... There are a few plants that are looking nice:

N x 'Lady Pauline':

N x maxima x veitchii:

N x sibuyaensis x talangensis:

 

[Exo]

Wow...your neps are incredible, they really are.

 

[amphirion]

You're alive!

that's supposed to be in all caps but it wont let me....

 

[mass]

say Brokken.. what kind of media mix are you using for your neps?

 

[Brokken]

say Brokken.. what kind of media mix are you using for your neps?

Fairly typical: Long fibered sphagnum, perlite, fine and coarse bark, a little sand and a little charcoal.

 

[mass]

interesting moss growth with a mix like that. Thought for sure you were going to say peat was part of it.

 

[Brokken]

A few shots from around the greenhouse:

N ventricosa x maxima:

N. aristolochioides

N x "Black Knight":

N. dubia

N. jacquelinae

N x "Lady Pauline"

N. macrophylla

N sibunanensis x talangensis

N. singalana

N spectabilis x truncata:

N thorelli x aristolochioides:

N truncata xx ventricosa x aristolochioides

N x "Trusmadiensis"

N x "unknown"

N veitchii x lowii xx spectabilis

N ventricosa x angasanensis

N x "Sabre"

 

[Exo]

Geeze...you make growing beautiful neps look easy!

 

[carnivoure12]

Wow, absolutely beautiful brokken, I really liked the aristo, such a nice plant indeed. Great job!

 

[mass]

Love your (veitchii x lowii) x spectabilis, singalana, macrophylla, and x TM. Can't wait for each of mine to get half the size of yours! Gorgeous plants my friend.

 

[Dexenthes]

Oh Snap! Nice Nepenthes all around!