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I can't believe how small that sib x aristo is. That is an upper right? I wonder how large the glabrata x aristos will get at maturity since both species are relatively tiny.
There's still a fair bit of wing shedding left before this N. bellii x aristo can be called an upper. Let's have a sprint for uppers Paul, I'm a month or two away.
There's still a fair bit of wing shedding left before this N. bellii x aristo can be called an upper. Let's have a sprint for uppers Paul, I'm a month or two away.
I can't believe how small that sib x aristo is. That is an upper right? I wonder how large the glabrata x aristos will get at maturity since both species are relatively tiny.
It is an upper, but it's also the first pitcher on a basal that continued producing uppers like the main vine, I was hoping to see some lowers. The uppers further up the vine are a little bit more substantial, but not by much.
Agree about N.glab x aristo, one of the best hybrids to exit BE in recent times IMO. Super excited to see each pitcher inflating.
The pitcher shape has the hallmarks of a lower pitcher, I think you'll find it changing even more in a few months. The wings will gradually disappear and body shape will become infundibular like all the other aristo hybrids I have seen to date. Has it started curling the tendrils in a loop prior to pitcher inflation? Mine has started doing this but waiting for the season change to get those tendrils to inflate.
The pitcher shape has the hallmarks of a lower pitcher, I think you'll find it changing even more in a few months. The wings will gradually disappear and body shape will become infundibular like all the other aristo hybrids I have seen to date. Has it started curling the tendrils in a loop prior to pitcher inflation? Mine has started doing this but waiting for the season change to get those tendrils to inflate.
I hope to have some more pictures, soon. Now that conditions have been corrected (New England = No Built in AC....now the plants have their own), I should be getting some more pitchers (and photos) soon. Hopefully, answer Red Lowii's question from a few pages back with a photo.
Is it normal for leaf size to decrease as N. aristo hybrids begin to vine? I have a N. ariso x bellii, and the newest leaves are tiny. When I got the plant, the rosette leaves were 6 inches long, and traps were 1 and a half inches long. Now, leaves have decreased to 3 inches long, and pitchers have doubled in size.
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