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N. robcantleyi x hamata

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Hi everyone I'm new to this forum. Wow stunning plants, at the moment I grow fusca x robcantleyi, densiflora x robcantleyi and ventricosa x robcantleyi, out of the robcantleyi hybrids I also had two young robcantleyi a couple of years ago and when I went on holiday my friend forgot to water them and all my other plants, lucky or unlucky the only dead plants were the robcantleyi which cost me £45 each, aaaaaah. The pants that survived are just getting back to there former glory.


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vdub804 said:
This hybrid is amazing! Can't wait to get my hands on one
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And to top it all off, it's a pretty easy plant to grow; It's not as finicky as N. hamata nor is it as slow as N. robcantleyi. It's a combination of the best of both species.
 
I grow two different plants of this hybrid and they are both very variable. one is very hairy and toothy like a hamata and the other is much more robc like. Both grown in the same conditions and the one thats more hamata like is a bit slower.
 
Flip_Side_the_Pint said:
I grow two different plants of this hybrid and they are both very variable. one is very hairy and toothy like a hamata and the other is much more robc like. Both grown in the same conditions and the one thats more hamata like is a bit slower.
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Interesting observation, after seeing everyone's progress here I felt like mine was just from the shallow end of the gene pool. How great is the size difference?

That said, a jump in leaf size is happening (several plants are having one, actually) so hopefully it'll pick up the pace a bit.
 
I got them them about a month apart. The hamata prone one is larger but only because it split into two plants shortly after I got it, grows consistently but doesn't seem to leaf jump all that much. The robc prone one is similarly sized to the other one if it was a singular plant, however when I got it it was much smaller but seems to leaf jump more often. I'll take some photos comparing the two.
 
How I wish I'd had the money when these guys were regularly available....hamata and rc hybrids are both fantastic in my eyes, go figure the cross between the two is jaw-dropping...and we haven't even seen anything close to a fully mature plant yet!
 
Looks gorgeous ps3iawesome! Definitely a winning hybrid. (By the way you can see your face reflecting in the glass haha)
 
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