N. lowii x truncata! Finally!

[nightsky]

That's a beaut. One of the best hybrids around imo.

 

[SirKristoff]

nightsky - i completely agree! I am excited to see how my lowii x truncata wide peristome turns out, though i honestly hope its something different enough to really stand out, and maybe even be just as nice as the original cross!

 

[jbradt]

Very cool plant, Kris! I love lowii hybrids and have been looking for one of these for a long time. Nice find!

 

[SirKristoff]

jbradt, good luck man... It took me nearly the entire span of my time in this hobby to get my hands on one... Hopefully cuttings start becoming more available, I know Nate took several cuttings of this one a year or so ago and sold them off, wonder how many rooted/survived...

 

[SirKristoff]

An update:

First trap for me in my care, long in the making...

The plant (this thing is slow lol, it's made two leaves since I received it in Feb.)

Here is the lowii x truncata "wide peristome" version of this cross, starting to get some real nice color

 

[Thagirion]

Nice plant. That inflating pitcher is cute. I have one of these. Looking forward to those awesome upper pitchers.

 

[mylesG]

very nice!

 

[SirKristoff]

Thanks guys

Here are some more pics

Look what's starting to open

And an update on the wide peristome version

 

[Heli]

that is incredible! I absolutely love that hybrid!

 

[tje25]

Lookin good!! I hope my wide peristome colors up like that

 

[mass]

Looking good man.. I absolutely love this cross.

 

[Brokken]

What exactly is implied by 'Wide Peristome'? Is it a lowii with wide peristome or a truncata with wide peristome? If it's the later, is it in fact truncata or robcantleyii? Pics of the parents?

 

[Rokosauros]

Hi brokken, the truncata is the one that has the wide peristome. It's definitely not robcantleyi unless it's a bound-to-be new discovery. Here's the picture of both parents from EP's online catalogue:-

http://www.exoticaplants.com.au/display_image.aspx?lowxtruncwpparents1.jpg

 

[Brokken]

Thanks for the explanation, Roko.

 

[SirKristoff]

It opened!!

And here is an update on my lowii x truncata "wide peristome"

 

[Heli]

wow VERY nice!

 

[Brokken]

Awesome, Kris. Mine looks pretty similar to yours.

 

[carnivoure12]

Kris that is stunning! I'm speechless

 

[amphirion]

wooow. so much color! very impressive Kris!

 

[SirKristoff]

Thanks guys the greenhouse seems to have several plants looking nice already!