Timeframe of upper pitchers?

[SRiannaJr]

I was wondering if someone could give me a ballpark timeframe for the first evidence of upper pitchers in the following species: hamata, lowii, ephipiata, eymae, inermis and villosa?

I know that they are typical to slow highlanders with villosa being an ultrahighlander.  I was just wondering how slow was slow?

Also, is the reason that they are slower growers due to the cooling that they are required to experience?

 

[Joey"TheVice"Carbonara]

I've heard up to 5 years for villosa....

 

[RainforestGuy]

hamata by 3 years from a good size seedling/tc starter
lowii 6-7 years
ephippiata ?
eymae Probably 3-4 years
inermis I believe they produce just one jind of pitcher
villosa ?

 

[TyFone]

No rainforest...inermis produce both lower and upper...
http://www.plantswithattitude.com/inermis.html#N.%20inermis

And I think that villosa dont take 5 years on producing uppers..As it grows slower than lowii..My guess would be about 10 years

 

[Joey"TheVice"Carbonara]

So would rajah fall into that same 10 year category?

 

[SydneyNeps]

The rajahs I'm aware of in cultivation that have flowered were around the 10 -12 year age range. I would hazard a guess that villosa would take even longer, it is a very slow grower. I've seen plants that are around 8 years old and nowhere near being mature.

 

[Joey"TheVice"Carbonara]

Wow, that's crazy...I wonder if a regime of monthy fertilization and feeding would shave a few years off of that? Maybe we should email Jose Canseco and ask what he has in his medicine cabinet to acclerate things a bit.

 

[Clint]

dont rush the uppers.

let them come like the morning dew

 

[Joey"TheVice"Carbonara]

That's pretty deep. Did you just watch "The Notebook?"

Just kidding...

 

[Clint]

nah i just watched southpark where cartmen is abducted by aliens and gets an anal probe....

 

[Joey"TheVice"Carbonara]

Yeah, I hate when that happens.