Nepenthes in Kula

[DETHCHEEZ]

On the flowering thing

Just putting my 2 cents in
But isn't it more a seasonal/time of year thing

 

[kulamauiman]

On the flowering thing

Just putting my 2 cents in
But isn't it more a seasonal/time of year thing

Good question. have no idea. more or less why I wanted to see if the mature plant I gave away is flowering or its flowering is delayed as it was moved to a warmer location. The one I moved to the greenhouse at the college is not showing any indication of flowering. It has been significantly warmer than any of the plants.

 

[kulamauiman]

Now blooming N. ventricosa
First one is actually putting up a second flowering spike

females that I am pollinating. Hoping that i get help from the flies and beetles. these flowers are stinky

 

[swords]

It's so big!

Seriously have you measured that thing?

I never noticed my Nepenthes flowers having a smell of any kind, perhaps only certain species do?

 

[kentosaurs]

Thats a huge flower!! Never had one grow that big....For all my neps which have flowered i've noticed a smell...Don't know how to describe it though...Its been so long since i had one flower for me..

 

[Taliesin-DS]

Those are some amazing spikes

 

[amphirion]

HUGE! wow! that is one helluva beastly lady!

 

[mass]

That's gotta be one of the biggest spikes I've ever seen!

 

[kulamauiman]

Older pic last 2 female flower spikes

Pic of a male ventricosa at the college. has never bloomed. Must be about 4 feet long. Guessing minimum temp for flower initiation never reached in Kahului. All of is clones at home this size or smaller have bloomed. No red color so I am guessing also that the red is influenced by cool night time temps. It doesn't really get that much below the mid 70s here in town

 

[kulamauiman]

Fresh seeds collected today
N. ventricosa

 

[Dexenthes]

Holy cow that is a lot of ventricosa.

It'll be great to get those seeds sprouting!

 

[Sig]

You could start your very own invasive species...

 

[kulamauiman]

N. bongso

 

[mass]

Holy nep seeds batman!!

 

[JB_OrchidGuy]

Very nice kula!!

 

[kulamauiman]

Thanks guys. Easier to update things now school is done for the term, grades submitted.

N. maxima Flowering Dec. 21, 2011

 

[Dexenthes]

Awesome. Are you going to make another ridiculous load of species like you did with ventricosa?

 

[kulamauiman]

no male maxima so guess it will have to be a hybrid...

 

[Dexenthes]

Any ideas on a father?

 

[kulamauiman]

might have a ventricosa blooming about the same time