Nepenthes hamata: Some Seed-grown Variations . . .

[BigBella]

There has been some recent discussion about morphological variability -- even within species -- and the occasional difficulty with identification. While that is certainly not the case here, I have photos of two pots of the very same seed-grown batch of Nepenthes hamata -- grown under identical conditions, side by side; regardless of the amount of light afforded it, that second pot will not color-up any further than that, and remains, for the most part, a lightly-mottled lime green -- but with a more pronounced, larger peristome. That first plant produced two basals within eighteen to twenty months of germination and is far more vigorous . . .

Nepenthes hamata (seed-grown)

 

[F R e N c H 3 z]

Magnificent! How long have you had these for?

 

[cp-connection]

HOLY MOLY. Every time you post pics its amazing. As incredible as it gets.

 

[Grey Moss]

You always have the best of plants. That seed supplier must be great.

 

[vraev]

wow !! Just wow!!! amazing!!

 

[BigBella]

Magnificent! How long have you had these for?

Thanks all . . .

They're from late 2006-07 (some frighteningly took a few months to germinate). I have another somewhat larger plant but it most closely resembles that heavier-pigmented N. hamata. The real secret with these suckers seems to be keeping them cool at night; and it almost always falls into the low fifties and lower in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Fog City . . .

 

[F R e N c H 3 z]

Thanks all . . .

They're from late 2006-07 (some frighteningly took a few months to germinate). I have another somewhat larger plant but it most closely resembles that heavier-pigmented N. hamata. The real secret with these suckers seems to be keeping them cool at night; and it almost always falls into the low fifties and lower in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Fog City . . .

Highlander heaven!

 

[Lil Stinkpot]

If only I could move just a couple miles North. You San Franciscans hog all the fog!

 

[Clue]

If only I could move just a couple miles North. You San Franciscans hog all the fog!

Mmm, that they do.

Those hamata siblings look pretty sharp!

 

[BigBella]

If only I could move just a couple miles North. You San Franciscans hog all the fog!

Aren't you near Alviso? I seem to recall fog there -- from time to time . . .

 

[Devon]

cool hamatas! I think I like the seedgrown one better, very cool.

 

[Lil Stinkpot]

Oh,once in a loooong while,yes. But the fog that usually shrouds the North Bay just stays up above as low clouds. Useless for a Nep.

I do recall driving through SF one time and looking in the right window at the right moment. I saw Neps! I don't remember which road I was on, I wasn't the one driving. Whoever it is, they are danged lucky, with that big, West-ish facing window. I love those houses there with the porch on the roof-total security!