Nepenthes fusca

[mksmith]

I wanted to post my nepenthes fusca for POM... but I think there may be no POM on the other forum this month so I thought I would post here instead.

This is one of two of my 'closet grown' / seed grown Nepenthes fusca plants. This plant is 3-4ft tall. The plant in the background is a pretty Rhododendron indigenous to Mt. Klabat, Mt. Rantemario, and Mt. Gambuta in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

 

[Exo]

Woah.....That is great, and having other plants native to where the neps grow is even better....I'd love to find some plants native to the sumatran highlands....but I have no idea where to start.

 

[Taliesin-DS]

what about sumatra ?
Awesome nep btw!

 

[lizasaur]

Ohmystars, the color on that is unbelievable! Thanks for sharing!

 

[mksmith]

I can tell you some Rhododendronsthat are native to Sumatra:

R. adinophyllum
R. rarilepidotum
R. retusum
R. x sumatranum
R. aequabile

I am sure there are a dozen more. I tried to grow ones that are both native to the mountains/areas were nepenthes grow and also found at the same elevation. I am growing some alpine Rhododendrons from Mt. Kinabalu and some others from Northern Borneo right now.

 

[Exo]

I can tell you some Rhododendronsthat are native to Sumatra:

R. adinophyllum
R. rarilepidotum
R. retusum
R. x sumatranum
R. aequabile

I am sure there are a dozen more. I tried to grow ones that are both native to the mountains/areas were nepenthes grow and also found at the same elevation. I am growing some alpine Rhododendrons from Mt. Kinabalu and some others from Northern Borneo right now.

Wow, nice!

Looks like I have some research to do.

 

[Devon]

that's the nicest fusca I've ever seen!

 

[Adam]

Amazing!

 

[Grey Moss]

Very nice, love the striping. How long has it taken to get to that stage?