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Post by agoo on Jan 1, 2009 16:52:35 GMT -5
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Post by stevestewart on Jan 1, 2009 18:32:04 GMT -5
Hello Agoo,
Your Nepenthes x ventrata looks like a different clone than is seen most often. The peristome is much more pronounced and colorful than the more common plants seen in large numbers here in the U.S.. It is very nice! The keel under the lid of alata also seems to be visible, a trait that I have not seen in N. x ventrata.
It is possible that the plant you have photographed is a back-cross of N. x ventrata with N. ventricosa or possibly more complex?
Happy New Year!
Steven Stewart
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Post by marcel on Jan 2, 2009 3:42:11 GMT -5
It looks very similar to a N. x ventrata clone that is going around in The Netherlands and Belgium made by the Dutch nursery "De Roos".
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Post by stevestewart on Jan 2, 2009 9:08:01 GMT -5
It looks very similar to a N. x ventrata clone that is going around in The Netherlands and Belgium made by the Dutch nursery "De Roos". Marcel, Has the De Roose Nursery started labeling their hybrid Nepenthes of this cross N. x ventrata?! The last time I looked at one of their plants of this hybrid at a plant show (FNGA) it was labeled N. alata. I admit this was in 2001. ;D I don't bother to italicise De Roose plants names because they mix many distinctly different clones together with one label. Their N. 'coccinea' is at least three distinctly different individual well grown plants. Agoo's beautiful plant is certainly a cross with Nepenthes alata and N. ventricosa, but it shows features such as a wavy peristome and what apears to be a keel under the lids, that I clearly did not see when I spoke with Mr. De Roose (I'm not certain about the spelling of his name here) about his plants long ago. Take care, Steven Stewart |
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Post by marcel on Jan 2, 2009 14:05:22 GMT -5
Hi Steven, No, the still pass them off as alata.  They have several (about 3) different mixes on the market these days and I sincerely doubt if even they them self could tell you exactly what the actual parentage is even if their life depended on it ;D. Fact is however that their basic stock only included several alata and ventricosa clones, so while I can't rule out back crosses I would say that any other "strange" blood is highly unlikely. Correct name is De Roos, meaning The Rose in Dutch and neps are only a sideline in their business. |
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Post by agoo on Jan 2, 2009 16:48:18 GMT -5
I say thank you for the help to everybody nicely... Nepenthes alata I bought it on a name..they sell out in this manner at us unfortunately...  I wish everybody full happy New Year with carnivorous plants..  |
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