Lowlander Nepenthes in Transit!

Nepenthes pervillei

My MistKing finally came, meaning I could swap the humidifier in the highland tent for the MistKing and put that humidifier in the (smaller) tent I recently bought for lowlanders. Having accomplished that, I moved the lowlanders from the terrariums into the tent. It was a long process, but it's finally done. And, while it was occurring, I got to see some of the awesome pitchers these guys have been producing for the past few months.

Nepenthes bicalcarata

It was also an awesome chance to take a look at my growing bical collection. I have, probably, a dozen bicals from various locales throughout its range. As these have grown, I've been very interested to see how differently they've developed. Some have become plump, orange draculas, while others are a slim, gangly green.

Nepenthes bicalcarata

The ferocity of the fangs has also varied. Some have nice, long, pointed teeth, while others are shorter, stubbier, and less impressive. 

Nepenthes bicalcarata x ampullaria

One of my favorite plants is this tubby little Nepenthes bicalcarata x ampullaria. I had one of these (or a bical x (bical x amp)) a few years ago which I received it a trade. Sadly, that plant stalled and died on me. For a brief while, it was fantastic with its little fangs. This plant is too small to tell in terms of fangs, but it looks like it'll be a plant with fat little pitchers.

Nepenthes x hookeriana

One of the largest pitchers in my lowland collection belongs to this seed grown Nepenthes x hookeriana. Its softball sized pitchers are gigantic, and I'm very pleased that I accidentally ended up with this plant. (I had purchased a Nepenthes rafflesiana). I would, at some point, like to add another rafflesiana to my collection, but I haven't looked too hard, yet. 

Nepenthes mirabilis var. globosa (aka "Viking")

Lastly, I wanted to share my most temperamental plant, this Nepenthes mirabilis var. globosa. It was flourishing, holding some 20 odd pitchers, until I brought it to the NECPS 2014 Pre-Show. A few hours of low humidity and the plant suffered tremendously. All the pitchers were lost, along with all but two leaves. It has bounced back, somewhat, but it's a terribly temperamental specimen, prone to losing pitchers with only a short humidity drop.