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A unique complex lowland hybrid known for it's incredibly long thin upper pitchers
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Even the lowers are long and thin! Can't wait for uppers!
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This definitely wins as my Nepenthes with the longest and thinnest leaves! Almost looks like blades of grass!
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I have a thing for weird looking pitchers. When I saw this tall drink of water in an old Leilani forum post (right next to Freder, another hybrid I am on the lookout for!), I knew I had to have it. (Click here for another post by Leilani Nepenthes featuring Red Skelton). I was so excited when one of my favorite Ebay sellers, Joakim Coveney, listed it as a rooted cutting. Everything about this plant is long and thin! I can't wait for the plant to start vining and forming the exaggerated uppers as well! This plant was a cross between two other named cultivars, 'Hachijo' x' Elaborative Koto', and was hybridized by B.L.Bednar & O.C.Bramblett in 1990. This grex was called 'hareliana", which also produced four other named cultivars. The plant was nominated as a cultivar to the ICPS by Peter D'Amato. In his book the Savage Garden (1998), Peter describes, "this bony-looking plant has long, thin leaves with skinny, skeletal pitchers dark maroon in color."
This hybrid is a very fast grower in lowland conditions thanks to its complex lowland heritage, but it is currently doing very well in intermediate/highland conditions in the main grow tent.
This hybrid is a very fast grower in lowland conditions thanks to its complex lowland heritage, but it is currently doing very well in intermediate/highland conditions in the main grow tent.
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Current Growing Conditions:
Intermediate/Highland Grow Tent Light: Mars Hydro TSL 2000 LED Grow Light Humidity: ~95-100% constant Temperature: ~60F night and 80F day Water: Moist but not wet Potting Mix: 50% long fibered sphagnum moss 50% perlite Fertilizer: MaxSea (1/4 tsp/gallon) every other week into pitchers and lightly spray leaves Additional Notes: Fast grower that appreciates a lot of root room! |
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