Da Beast

[Av8tor1]

Be afraid..... be very afraid
Pics don't do it justice, its a monster.... and still growing

 

[SirKristoff]

very beautiful plant butch...wow. just wow lol....

 

[Frilleon]

Just WOW! I love your Heli's! Keep posting the amazing pictures!

 

[Av8tor1]

Thank you,

Av

 

[Exo]

........What species is THAT?!?

 

[F R e N c H 3 z]

All hail mighty lord of Helis...

That puppy is wonderful Butch, I think we've all come to expect nothing less from you though

 

[Jayson16]

Great heli Butch, as always! I too am wondering what species it is?

 

[Av8tor1]

Great heli Butch, as always! I too am wondering what species it is?

Heliamphora tatei var. neblinae x hispida (naturally occuring hybrid)
It's the mother of the division I plan on putting in the NASC auction.

The NASC 2010 auction "baby"
Image date feb. 7, 2010
(notice the hair color, its a blondish-orange)

Actual plant:

"Heliamphora tatei var. neblinae x hispida (Cerro N Natural hybrid. Very pretty. I did not expect them to be so spectacular as they turned out! We now selected a clone that certainly is one of the most beautiful Heliamphoras I've ever came across."
A. Wistuba

Av

I find it a very easy and very robust grower. However, others have reported difficulties with this species.
Here is the "Beast" in May 2008

 

[Capensis]

Runawaaaaaay. D:

Beautiful plant.

 

[BigBella]

Beautiful, Butch!

Mine is just now producing adult pitchers . . .

 

[thez_yo]

Wow, you grow them so well!

 

[Fred]

you gotta be using HPS lights or have insane daylight to get this !
nice heli man!

 

[dashman]

As always, a very gorgeous heli you have there.

 

[ellisonk001]

Wow, you make it look so easy....

Thanks for sharing!

 

[jimscott]

Vivid red!

 

[Ant]

Nice! I have one of its parent species (H. hispida) and I would be happy if it looked half as good when its an adult.

 

[vraev]

damn mate!! I love the first pic.

 

[nightsky]

Perfect. Your helis are always great. If I could figure out a way to control heat, I'd be getting T5's in a split second just based on how your helis love them. And that thing put on some size in just two years.

 

[jrod]

Looks awesome, Butch! Mine's just splitting into a hundred growth points without producing adult pitchers. I'd have to check to see how old it is. Good growing! Can't wait to see if mine grows up half this nice!

 

[Av8tor1]

Ive found this species particularly hungry.... when young I would mix up a slurry of ground up fish food flakes and RO water. Then I would pressure force feed the immature pitchers using a small eye dropper.

I would also occasionally force feed a weak orchid mix the same way

The response in growth rate was impressive

Thanks for the kind words everyone