It was sunny today so I figured I should take some of the plants out for photos.
N. maxima 'Wavy Leaf':
The horizontal pitcher at 6:00 was one of the originals that came with the plant when I got it 5 months ago, as was the now-dead one at 3:00. Quite long-lived pitchers.
N. glabrata:
This may be old news, but I'm starting to believe that both the leaf and pitcher sizes are related to when the tendril hits something. If we number the two pitchers in the first image as being from leaves 1 and 3 then leaf 2 produced the pitcher in the second image, which is ~50% bigger than the others. I've since moved the plant to give it a bit more space, but leaf 4 (not pictured) got jammed between the pot and soil early on and is positively tiny in comparison.
N. spathulata x talangensis:
Haven't heard anything about this hybrid, but I personally like it. The pitcher on the left opened a bit over a week ago, looking forward to when it colours up to a nice red like the others.
N. rajah x mira:
Not as fast a grower as the others, but it's going at a steady rate. Each pitcher lid has a single hair on it in about the centre, not sure if that's common or not, but still an interesting feature.
N. trusmadiensis x burbidgeae:
One of my newer ones so I can't take any credit for the pitchers shown. I suspect it was grown next to a wall or something, judging by the shape of the pitcher. Should be a good one though.
N. maxima 'Wavy Leaf':
The horizontal pitcher at 6:00 was one of the originals that came with the plant when I got it 5 months ago, as was the now-dead one at 3:00. Quite long-lived pitchers.
N. glabrata:
This may be old news, but I'm starting to believe that both the leaf and pitcher sizes are related to when the tendril hits something. If we number the two pitchers in the first image as being from leaves 1 and 3 then leaf 2 produced the pitcher in the second image, which is ~50% bigger than the others. I've since moved the plant to give it a bit more space, but leaf 4 (not pictured) got jammed between the pot and soil early on and is positively tiny in comparison.
N. spathulata x talangensis:
Haven't heard anything about this hybrid, but I personally like it. The pitcher on the left opened a bit over a week ago, looking forward to when it colours up to a nice red like the others.
N. rajah x mira:
Not as fast a grower as the others, but it's going at a steady rate. Each pitcher lid has a single hair on it in about the centre, not sure if that's common or not, but still an interesting feature.
N. trusmadiensis x burbidgeae:
One of my newer ones so I can't take any credit for the pitchers shown. I suspect it was grown next to a wall or something, judging by the shape of the pitcher. Should be a good one though.