From Keith's Shade House

[ellisonk001]

Glad you like the uppers Greg. However, that is not Black Dragon (N izumiae x truncata) it is N izumiae x maxima.....

 

[GregNY]

Ugh! My mistake!

Love the color on the izumiae x maxima (Black Knight) though still....

 

[JB_OrchidGuy]

Omg Keith those are awesome!!!! Very very nice!

 

[swords]

WOW the N. boschiana is beautiful I hope mine turn out as nice!

I'd like to see the N aristolohioides x sibuyanensis and the N. alata Q x truncata a year or two from now and see what becomes of them, lots of potential in those two crosses.

 

[Whimgrinder]

Keith, that splendiana X maxima is amazing! Thanks for giving us a glimpse of your rich Nepenthes heaven!

 

[dashman]

Looking good. Is that the N. ventricosa x inermis cutting you got from me a while back in a trade? Looks like it likes it's new home!

 

[monkey_Cup]

what an awesome collection you have, all those plants look great

 

[ellisonk001]

Thanks for all your kind comments! I really appreciate them.

Swords - I agree, they are really showing a lot of potential. I will continue to provide update so you can see their progress.

Damon - unfortunately the cutting I got from you did not root. However, this was also an unrooted cutting that I got around the same time frame. Strange how cutting with the same parentage in the same terrarium at the same time and one rooted and one didn't....

 

[Wire Man]

N. sibuyanensis x maxima looks insane! Love the hood patterning.

 

[dashman]

Thanks for all your kind comments! I really appreciate them.

Swords - I agree, they are really showing a lot of potential. I will continue to provide update so you can see their progress.

Damon - unfortunately the cutting I got from you did not root. However, this was also an unrooted cutting that I got around the same time frame. Strange how cutting with the same parentage in the same terrarium at the same time and one rooted and one didn't....

So sorry.

 

[lizasaur]

Wowwwwwwwwww... *-*
I mean, EVERYTHING is just...
But especially those Raffs...gosh!

 

[ccgpro]

Keith,

Since I’m just a hobby grower I normally don’t have very much to contribute to these posts, but I had to put in my two cents. I can’t think of any words to describe your collection, that have not been used over and over again. I just wanted to thank you for sharing these real pictures with all of us. Many of us may never get to see these plants in other than a CP book. Thank you for your perseverance in making the hobby so great.
One last thing, please thank your wife for being so tolerant. We all appreciate her for playing her part.

Bill Cleveland
Helis and Cephs

 

[ellisonk001]

Bill,

I seem to always say the same thing over and over too; "thanks for your kind words"! It really is a labor of love, as I am sure many of you understand. I enjoy taking care of these beautiful plants and seeing all the surprises they have in store for me. I also enjoy seeing the beautiful pictures posted by other members so it is the least I can do to post when I get the time.

Thank you for the beautiful plants you sent me. I will try to include some of them in an upcoming post.

I will also pass on your kind words to my wife, but she will probably shake her head and mumble under her breath. She really doesn't have much interest in the plants, but is very tolerant of my, shall we say obsession...

Thanks again to everyone for their comments, it really means a lot coming for this community of dedicated CPers.

 

[ellisonk001]

A couple of things that caught my eye today….

N northiana

N densiflora

N aristolochioides x (ventricosa'Red~!# x talangensis)

N x Whisper [(veitchii xx Tiveyi) x (eymae x veitchii)]

 

[mass]

DANG!! Your 'Whisper' is WAY ahead of my 2. Can't wait for them to look like that.

 

[ellisonk001]

I finally got a chance to snap a couple shot of pitchers that were looking nice as we move into the holiday season. I hope you enjoy them.

N sanguinea Orange (left) and N alata x khasiana (right)

N 'Manny Herrera'

N (x rokko xx Dyeriana) x ventricosa red

N maxima x spathulata

N x rokko

N x rufescens

N spectabilis x tobaica

N reinwardtiana

N ventricosa (k) x alata

N x mixta

N x Song of Melancholy

N hamata

N spathulata x truncata

N ampullaria Brunei Red

N truncata

N ‘Mark Lang’

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N khasiana x truncata

N St Pacificus

N ali’I

N x splendiana xx mixta

N mirabilis x alata

A couple Non-CPs also caught my eye….
Orthophytum Blaze

Billbergia lietzei var Chlorantha

Tiger Jaws, Faucaria tigrina

 

[Dexenthes]

Really terrific plants as always.

However, N. ventricosa (K) x alata - I just don't see any alata in that plant at all. Looks like a nice ventricosa to me.

 

[mass]

Still in love with your SOM and Whisper. Mine are finally picking up the pace again.

 

[ellisonk001]

Dexenthes - I agree, not much alata influince in the ventricosa (k) x alata - I really like the deep red color...

Mass - the SOM and Whisper are a couple of my favorites; never a bad pitcher. They just seem to keep getting better and better.

Thanks for your kind words!

 

[dan d]

Amazing plants ! I just spent the last 40 minutes admiring this post