N. ampullaria x ventricosa

[xvart]

I received this N. ampullaria x ventricosa a little while ago. I thought since it is still rather juvenile that it might be interesting to chronicle the growth of this plant since the pitchers will probably dramatically change as it matures.

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[SirKristoff]

nice xvart
im going to start a thread here once i get my seedgrown Hamata and by Tentaculata with a chronicle of photos for their growth over the next year or so...provided they make it, the hamata damn well better make it, at the price im paying.

 

[Capensis]

That´s going to look nice when it matures. I really like the peristome.

 

[Ant]

Nice, but who had a ventricosa and a amp flowering at the same time?

 

[DavyJones]

I don't know what Ampullaira leaves look like, but that lil' guy definitely shows his Ventricosa parentage in the leaves.

 

[CPsInAtl]

mine has the stem and leaves of ventricosa but the pitchers look almost exactly like a regular speckled amp, just the peristome is darker red.

 

[xvart]

Nice, but who had a ventricosa and a amp flowering at the same time?

Not I, lol.

mine has the stem and leaves of ventricosa but the pitchers look almost exactly like a regular speckled amp, just the peristome is darker red.

I'm hoping the pitchers "bulb-out" a little more as mine matures. How big is yours?

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[CPsInAtl]

not too big. I got it as a cutting from a vendor that happens to grow in South Florida who's name sounds like he should be a kung-fu movie.

The pitchers aren't too big, but I think they aren't juvenile.

 

[xvart]

I wish I knew more about the form of N. ampullaria that was used as the mother in this cross. It's becoming obvious which parent contributed to which feature:

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[kath]

Ha!
It's very cute though. I'd say, unless it was a 'red' Ventricosa, that the Ampullaria was 'red' form! Or 'spotted' form?
Are you sure the Ampullaria was the mother? I heard seed Neps get 70% genes from mother, 30% from father, and it looks quite ventricosey

 

[xvart]

Are you sure the Ampullaria was the mother?

Well I can't say for certainty since I didn't cross it myself; but, assuming the traditional labeling of mother x father and that I trust my source, yes. I would agree with your assessment of the coloration being from the N. ampullaria; but what form? Probably just a typical red form, since I would expect that the label would contain any special notations if it were "Burnei Red" or "Cantley's Red."

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[xvart]

Update: 11/15/08

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[Ant]

nice, looks like ventricosa controls the shape of the pitcher, lid and I think the leave shape. I can sse the amp in the lips, color, wings, and uninflated pitcher.

 

[schloaty]

Dude, that color is SWEET! Nice looking plant!

 

[SirKristoff]

Lol ant, ventricosa not ventrata... Nice plant though xvart, I usually don't like ventricosa hybrids...this is now on the list of the few I do like.

 

[Ant]

lol, sorry, I don't know why but recently I have been writing ventrata instead of ventricosa. lol

 

[Zero]

Very nice,
great color
looks like a vent red x amp red I saw for sale the other day.

 

[Capensis]

Very nice! Love the peristome.

 

[xvart]

Some of my plants are looking a little ragged around the edges, but here is a small update on my N. ampullaria x ventricosa.

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[nightsky]

Oh she's a beauty. Love the vibrant color.