2014 NECPS Fall Show Acquisitions

Nepenthes jacquelineae x spectabilis

After a few days rest and some work on my highland set-up (plus a phone call inviting me to give a talk to some 4th Graders about carnivorous plants!), I finally get to share some photos of the awesome new plants I got at the NECPS Fall Show. Of course, I forgot to look at the tags, so I don't exactly recall what all the plants are (though I have a list...somewhere).

Nepenthes hamata x spectabilis

My major focus on purchases at the NECPS Fall Show was highland Nepenthes. I recently set up a room dedicated to them (which I'll have to share in a future post) and have now filled it to near capacity! (Yikes!). Ryan Georgia, Jeremiah Harris, Johnny Maiocchi, and Emmi Kurisawa all had some fantastic plants, including some great ones only available at the show, that resulted in me spending a bit more than anticipated on plants.

Nepenthes palawanensis

I was also able to pick up some rarities, like this Nepenthes palawanensis. They're small, but solid plants, and I anticipate them growing well in my conditions. I've somewhat-on-purpose been collecting plants from the Philippines and am very excited to add this one into the collection.

Nepenthes eymae x (izumiae x jacquelineae)

One of the striking things that was illustrated really well is how strong an influencer Nepenthes jacquelineae is in its hybrid offspring. I now have, I think, four different N. jacquelineae hybrids and all show the same pitcher characteristics when young. One of the things I noticed is how "hunched" the pitchers seem to be, making me wonder how an aristolochioides x jacquelineae adult would look.

Nepenthes aristolochioides x jacquelinaea

Speaking of, I picked up another one of these from Johnny. Sadly, my first one is probably the victim of moving/summer/pests-from-a-certain-nursery... This second one is still very juvenile. I'm hoping my first puts out a basal and comes back for me, but my hopes are not high.

Nepenthes dubia x jamban

Speaking of plants I got from Johnny, I also picked up this Nepenthes dubia x jamban. I have both parents, and have found that the seed grown jamban is much hardier than the TCed dubia. This is a hybrid that would naturally occur in the wild, and a pretty neat one, in my opinion, but I'm partial to both parents.

Nepenthes ventricosa x inermis

Do you remember me mentioning that really cool Nepenthes ventricosa x inermis at the show? Yeah, this was the first purchase of the show. Definitely a stunner! I can't wait for it to start putting out some of those gorgeous pitchers for me.

Nepenthes rafflesiana

I also picked up one lowlander, a Nepenthes rafflesiana with nice red coloration. I really wanted something to color up my lowland tank, which is starting to look a bit like a jungle and this plant really stuck out. Now, it's happily in its new home.

Brocchinia reducta

My last addition which photographed well was this Brocchinia reducta, a new addition to the collection's expanse of genera. I'm very excited to add this one to the collection.