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Interesting and beautiful pitcher shape on this cross! The jacquelineae peristome really comes through on this one! Entire plant is a gorgeous deep maroon color in good light.
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New and old pitchers! September 2020
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Love the shape and color of the lowers on this one. September 2020
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I love how bizarre the developing pitchers look! October 2020
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From Borneo Exotics: " First Introduced in April 2014. The female parent is our Gng. Lumut form of Nepenthes maxima, which is the finest form we have ever seen. It is sold under BE-3067 and was previously thought to be Nepenthes eymae. The male parent is our best form of Nepenthes jacquelineae, selected from amongst those sold under BE-3093. All different individuals from seed."
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New vs old pitchers! That lovely flared peristome doesn't ever roll back! September 2020
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Surprised by how large the pitchers are :) September 2020
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Pitchers hanging below the shelf because the tendrils are so long! September 2020
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I obtained mine as a young plant from California Carnivores sometime in the Summer of 2016. This plant took a while for me to figure out - for a year or two I kept it on my south-facing window where most of my intermediate growing Nepenthes do well. It limped along and only produced one pitcher that entire time. Despite its highland parent, I decided to try growing it in a terrarium at the end of 2018 to see if the higher humidity and warmer temperatures would encourage it to pitcher more. WOW it made a huge difference! It started producing pitcher after pitcher! Maybe the extremely wide and flared peristomes require more humidity to develop? The leaves are long, thin, and strap-like. As with most jacquelineae hybrids, the tendrils are extremely long! The whole plant is a gorgeous deep maroon color, probably from the maxima parent. I love how much smaller and thinner the base of the lower pitchers is compared to the wide pitcher opening combined with that amazing peristome. Can't wait to see the uppers! I have a feeling they are going to be amazing!
Update November 2020
Such looong leaves and tendrils!
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Currently has 5 great look pitchers and another on the way!
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Had to rearrange my terrarium shelf and took a few pics to record just how large this plant is getting! And wow it does just sprawl everywhere! I lowered the shelf by 3 inches to give it more room to grow and to reduce the light intensity for my lowland seedlings. Absolutely love how long it holds on to its pitchers! Definitely a wonderful trait from the maxima parent!
"swoon"
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Seriously just can't get enough of that unique pitcher shape!
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Keep finding such beautiful pitchers!
Current Growing Conditions: Warm Intermediate Terrarium
Light: ~170 PPFD or 9730 Lux under 4000K LED shoplights
- Entire plant turns maroon under good light!
Humidity: ~90% night and 67% day
Temperature: ~68F night and 85F day
Water: Moist but not wet
Potting Mix: 100% long fibered sphagnum
Fertilizer: MaxSea (1/4 tsp/gallon) every other week into pitchers
- Pitchers prone to burning badly with osmocote pellets
Additional Notes: Despite mixed ancestry, prefers to be kept warmer/more humid. Pitchers also susceptible to black mold, probably due to copious nectar production (wipes off easily, but annoying). Very long and thin leaves and tendrils, requires space to sprawl!
Light: ~170 PPFD or 9730 Lux under 4000K LED shoplights
- Entire plant turns maroon under good light!
Humidity: ~90% night and 67% day
Temperature: ~68F night and 85F day
Water: Moist but not wet
Potting Mix: 100% long fibered sphagnum
Fertilizer: MaxSea (1/4 tsp/gallon) every other week into pitchers
- Pitchers prone to burning badly with osmocote pellets
Additional Notes: Despite mixed ancestry, prefers to be kept warmer/more humid. Pitchers also susceptible to black mold, probably due to copious nectar production (wipes off easily, but annoying). Very long and thin leaves and tendrils, requires space to sprawl!