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Thats mine so far. Showing a good bit of the teeth from the N. Hamata.
I know in a thread i previously started someone had posted a good sized one. I havnt seen one bigger since they had posted it
I have two of these plants, one I obtained about 6 months ago. They seem to grow very readily, and the larger of the two is putting out pitchers consistently. Here's a picture I took a month or so ago. The pitchers are about an inch and a half long
Mine has yet to reach any real size (curses the evil spider mites!!!!), but it's starting to produce pitchers again, and these pics definitely make me happy I picked one up...
And eric how long did it take for the peristome to darken up like that? Its been a little over a month and mine is only starting to get red around the outside.
It depends on the plant. One of mine takes around a month and only gets bright red, the other darkens up in about two weeks and turns dark maroon in color.
Here's an update. For some reason this pitcher that just opened made a large jump in size. You can see how it is taller than the container vs the previous pitcher in the background. I'll post a picture after the peristome darkens up a bit later this month.
Wow that is awesome! Mines just started growing quickly...after like 4 months. I think the fact that my N.lowii x campanulata grew a large leaf that casts a shadow over it. This hybrid seems to like less than full sun.
Gorgeous pitcher! Mind if I ask if you're using any fertiliser? Mines so far put out three pitchers and starting to inflate a fourth. Again gorgeous pitcher and can't wait for the peristomes to darken up like that!
I spray diluted orchid fertilizer in the traps every now and then, but nothing crazy. I really have no idea why this past pitcher is so much bigger than the last. One thing that I have noticed though is that my other N. burkei x hamata in the same conditions has very small leaves and tends to grow a little more slowly. My guess is that my bigger plant leans more genetically towards the N. burkei parent than the N. hamata.
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