Hcarlton's Helis

[hcarlton]

HC, those helis are looking good! So much growth in three months' time. I've recently decided to give this genus a shot... I can only hope mine looks half as good as yours in three months.

What are your temps? Do you feed/fertilize?

Temps vary depending on season. All my highland plants are moved at night to experience temps in the 50's, but daytime may be between 75 and 90 F. And I feed all pitcher plants with Maxsea.

 

[tje25]

I'm very sorry for getting your thread derailed, a simple pm would have saved a lot of nonsense here.

Beautiful Heliamphora Hc!

 

[hcarlton]

I think there's enough pitchers to equal 3 plants.....also, see that big, ripped pitcher at the top of the pic? Was the largest pitcher on the plant, and when it opened it...literally exploded.
H. heterodoxa x minor by hawken.carlton, on Flickr

 

[hcarlton]

het x minor put up another even larger pitcher, and of course my luck it caught on something and exploded as well.... typical...

Meanwhile, H. nutans is doing very well. I discovered the hairs on the inside look golden in the right light...
H. nutans by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

 

[hcarlton]

For having such small immature pitchers ( stil barely an inch long), H. minor is moving pretty fast
H. minor by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

 

[hcarlton]

The H. minor pitcher opened...
H. minor by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

 

[hcarlton]

H. nutans by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
H. nutans by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

 

[Maiden]

Very nice

 

[Av8tor1]

Very nice Hc, the nectar spoon looks H. nutan "giant"-ish to me

 

[hcarlton]

Shape in summer is always a bit off though, as there's overall less light reaching them. However, no extra data came with the plant, so it could be.

 

[KATastrophe]

Great heli's mine got a bit burned so I'm hoping btw growth kicks in soon

 

[hcarlton]

Anyone got pollen to spare? I found something very exciting....
H. nutans by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
H. nutans by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
In the pic below, do you see it?
H. nutans by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

H. nutans is about to flower! First for me in this genus, very excited....

 

[hcarlton]

The flower stalk has grown immensely since the last update...
H. nutans by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
H. nutans by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
H. nutans by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

And since these pics, the first flower actually opened. Haven't uploaded it yet, so that will come at a later date. The 2nd flower is actually working on opening now too.

 

[hcarlton]

Open flowers...
H. nutans by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
H. nutans by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
H. nutans by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

 

[hcarlton]

Flowering done, doubt I'll get seeds from the self-pollination but the plant still looks decent
H. nutans by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

 

[hcarlton]

This guy probably sorely needs a division and a far bigger pot...oh, the frustrations of limited growspace.
H. heterodoxa x minor by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

 

[hcarlton]

Finally repotted the big guy, as was much needed ( and gave me an excuse to pull one of my cobra pots out of storage ), and it's already showing more decent pitchers due to closer proximity to the light.
H. heterodoxa x minor by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
H. heterodoxa x minor by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

 

[roge43219]

Beautiful plants. Thanks for sharing.

Mona

 

[hcarlton]

H. heterodoxa x minor by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr
H. nutans by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

 

[dr_donut]

Flowering done, doubt I'll get seeds from the self-pollination but the plant still looks decent
H. nutans by Hawken Carlton, on Flickr

Do you know if you'll get seed?