My favourites at the moment

[Cindy]

N. sumatrana (MT)

N. veitchii 'f' (EP) - rather pale

N. veitchii 'f' (EP) - immature pitcher from the same plant has got more pink on the wings so hopefully the next mature pitcher is pink!

 

[jm82792]

Lovely !! The only plants I have are from tc and have no nice pitchers yet (they got smashed by my brother)

 

[gaduke]

Very Beautiful!!!:grin:

 

[jimscott]

Very nice! They look hungry!

 

[Cindy]

Two more favs.

N. sibuyanensis x ventricosa (EP)

N. globusa (NF) - one of fattest pitcher from my never-klom viking

 

[mannyherrera]

Look at all those Cephs. How do you manage with them Cindy? They don't grow well in my lowland conditions.

 

[Cindy]

Manny, those Cephs are about 2 years from TC. They are at my balcony taking the full blast of heat into the 90s during the July-Sept period. Even the nights are in the high 80s. I posted here before that the plant keeps sending offshoots which bear small pitchers. My largest clump has over a hundred pitchers.

Pic of the clump taken in January this year.

 

[PlantAKiss]

Wow...beautiful plants Cindy! Look at all those lil' baby cephs. Cephalinas!

I have always loved the fat tubby pitchers over the more enlongated ones although...a pretty nep is a pretty nep regardless.

 

[Nepfreak]

Cindy, that first ventri x sibu has a belly button!

 

[mannyherrera]

Cindy...you are inspiring me to try Cephalotus again. Do you grow them drier or very wet? Perhaps this is the key. I grew mine in peat, sphag, and perlite...as it seems you do. I grew some in full sun and some in 50% shade 9with the Neps). Neither worked.

Or maybe you have a very resilient clone.

 

[jimscott]

Mine is in a 6" tall plastic drinking cup. I topwater about once a week, making sure don't water the plant directly. It seems to work.

 

[Cindy]

Manny, this plant is in LFS and perlite. I water (overhead) only 2-3 times a week but my humidity is mostly above 50%. I have gotten large plants recently and will be growing them under the same conditions.

In a year I would be able to tell if I
1. had a heat resistant clone
2. if the large specimens will produce hundreds of tiny pitchers too!

I would say go ahead and get yourself another Ceph. If it can grow for me, it can definitely grow for you! I live in hot temperatures year round with very little night temperature drop. At least Florida is cooler. That I am sure 'cos I've been there!

Oh, I forgot to add. Overpotting helps! And no black pots!

 

[mannyherrera]

Overpotting...makes sense. I was sitting mine in a saucer of water. Maybe that was no good. Thanks for the tips guys.