What's new
By:
TerraForums - Carnivorous Plant Community

Welcome to TerraForums — a long-running carnivorous plant community established in 2001. Register for free to join the conversation, ask questions, and connect with growers from around the world.

NASC Auction will open in...

Read the rules first :)
NASC auction is OPEN!!

veitchii highland x boschiana

Share this page

uphwiz

uphwiz

jimmy
I got this nep about 7 weeks ago , it suffered the t-5's till i could get the new highland terrarium together . it was much larger than i thought, I think they didnt have the smaller one i ordered so they sent this, i do like it but i thought i had time to get ready, so several of the leaves that came on the plant look quite bad, the new leaf to the front is the one that has grown in my care , and the pitcher in the back right was very small when it came, its now in four t-12's, 3 day light and one grow lux bulb. It seems happier in the lowered light levels.
click pic for closer view
 
I like it. Very pretty when its colored up. Too many hybrids I keep seeing on here that I want!

@ Massmorels- Home Depot has 2ft x 4ft. sheets of eggcrate for $5
 
This will be a great cross. I have this one and the reverse. Both of mine have striped peristomes. I'll try to get some pics. My plants are smaller, but seem to have a larger pitcher/leaf ratio. Any idea why the pitchers seem smaller than I would expect given the leaf size (maybe it was grown in loer light levels?).


massmorels said:
Where do you get your egg crating new? I need some more, but my father gave me all he had to give.
Click to expand...

I get it at Home Depot in the lighting section.
 
the new pitcher is some what larger than the ones that came with the new plant, and the small uninflated one is entirely grown under my care so i hope it will be larger yet, i'll post a new pic in a few weeks to update the pitcher size to leaf ratio.
srduggins :poke: love to see the opposite cross picture when you can , thanks
 
OK, I just knew I would remember which was which. Looks like I was wrong again. Anyway, I think the veitchii x boschiana is on the left and boschiana x veitchii on the right:
P1120638.jpg


And boschiana x veitchii on the left, veitchii x boschiana on the right:
P1120640.jpg


It looks like I just suck at growing Nepenthes leaves, lol.
It will be interesting to track their differences as they mature.
 
srduggins , "Any idea why the pitchers seem smaller than I would expect given the leaf size (maybe it was grown in lowr light levels?)."
uphwiz You were right .:-D
I'll do one more shot of this pitcher when its more matures a bit further, but wow its almost twice the size of the ones that came on the plant.
this pitcher is fuzzy almost feels like the catch side of velcro .
I see lots of people handling their pitchers like I am in these shots , will this harm the pitcher or shorten its life? , I've not noticed any damage on the ones i've done this too BUT:-(
click for, bigger picture.
 
Last edited:
The warmer weather is bringing out some nicer sized pitchers and they are looking more similar now than different.
veitchii x boschiana on the left, boschiana x veitchii on the right:
P1120787.jpg


P1120788.jpg
P1120789.jpg
 
next pitcher is larger still. srduggins ,think I could move this one to intermediate conditions , its in a highland terrarium, but the temps in this terr. aren't that different from the house itself other than the cool down it gets in the night, in the terrarium , of about 8 to10 degrees .
IMG_2613.jpg
.
 
Looking really good and more promising all the time.

I would expect it to do well as an intermediate since veitchii does and it's the mother. I also don't think boschiana is too picky, but this cross is less risky than the reverse cross (which I would also think would be OK as an intermediate).
 
as capslock has said , this is a very robust nep. the newest pitcher is over 7 1/2" tall not including the
lid.
.
veitchiihighlandxboschiana.jpg
.
.
veitchiihighlandxboschianaclose.jpg
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top