couple of highlander pics

[ilbasso]

I was finally able to snap a couple of shots of two of my better highlanders. It took a while to get the highland tank set up in the basement and after about a year and a half of nothing from the N diatas, it obviously likes the current home:

Last summer I did get a couple of pitchers on the N spectabilis, but they weren't at the same time. Now there are 2 open, 2 forming and a basal with 3 or 4 pitchers on it.

I am hoping that this means that I can finally start trying some of the more finicky highlanders. The diatas was a big confidence boost that I was heading in the right direction.

I'm not sure of the conditions in the tank. Humid-very humid.

 

[catrus]

Beautiful!

 

[Capensis]

Very nice, the spectabilis sort of reminds me of rafflesiana.

 

[Nepenthes]

Very cool Ilbasso... How long have you had that Diatas and how big was it when you received it? Mine is from TC, and I received it probably 2 years ago, and the thing is just painfully slow to grow. It seems to be picking up some speed now, but I feel like it should have been quicker.

 

[ellisonk001]

Beautiful plants, I really like the colors on the N spectabilis. Thanks for sharing.

 

[DavyJones]

N. Spectabilis is simply one of my favorite nepenthes, but I agree that it is a bit finicky to get to pitcher. Mine is also a basal factory. It seems as soon as I remove on large one, another on is already poking its leaves out a few months later. It looks like we might have the same clone. Anyhow, the only downside to all this basal production is a weakened mother plant, which is extremely the case in the instance of my plant. Great looking plant though, and congrats on getting some pitchers!

 

[killerplantsguy]

Very nice plants.

For me at least, N. spectabilis seems to produce a flush of pitchers, stop for a while, and then start again.
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