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Post by ep on Apr 18, 2012 19:34:11 GMT 7
Hi All. helilover: Ours are still quite small so it is not us you are getting it from. I think BE has released them. In our experience they are neither fast nor easy growing. They seem to be very highland and specific. cichvette:No sumatrana x lowii or sumatrana x TM at present. We have sumatrana x burbidgeae and a few others growing on. There will be more raff x TMs available soon. We have just sown seed of (lowii x vent) x raff - 3 colour forms. Some intetresting raff hybrids also growing on but I'll leave these as surprises. No more northiana hybrids but some (northiana x veitchii ) ones growing on such as lowii x (northiana x veitchii). N.sumatrana x (sib xTM), raff x TM, sumatrana x amp, bellii x aristo, echino x veitchii, [(ventricosa x sib) x hamata] to name a few. All our hybrids are exciting, actually I like seeing them all mature as they are always full of surprises. mark8824331: Yes, we have had them posted on our web site for a while but removed them after the last update. Please see below.   Thanks, Geoff |
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Post by kevnep on Apr 18, 2012 23:21:35 GMT 7
thanx. i have a non release relelated question. i just recieved a boatlod of seeds and i want to sow them in my lowland tank. firstly i dont have much space so can i sow them in the same pot that im rooting cuttings. i have had fungus problems in the past, any tips for sterilising the seeds?
now for a release related one. any more hamata hybrids? lowii x hamata or even lowii x vent x hamata?
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Post by ep on Apr 19, 2012 7:40:38 GMT 7
Hi All.
kevnep:That's a bit of an open ended question! There are many factors to consider with that question. Most importantly would be the logistics of the situation. I would say no, use a separate tray. The fungus problems would not usually be from the seed but from your growing conditions or media. There must be good air movement, especially when using tanks. A lot of organic fertilisers/nutrients encourage algae and fungal growth.
Yes, but you will have to wait and see. The problem with hamata hybrids though, is their pitchers are usually so thin and soft. If it's teeth you are after, TM and one day edwardsiana or macrophylla are superior, in our opinion.
Cheers,
Geoff
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Post by helilover on Apr 19, 2012 9:43:09 GMT 7
Thanks for the input. Its kind of strange though, i hear from some people that it is more of an intermediate plant and others that it is highlander. A couple people who have grown it tell me it prefers temps somewhat in the middle of HL and intermediate.
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Post by kevnep on Apr 19, 2012 12:34:19 GMT 7
Thanx for the answers. The problem is i only have fungus problem on some seed not all, i sowed fresh vft seed last year and had no problem with fungus untill they germinated, isolated spots of fungus developed on what i think was sterile or dead seeds. Same with my neps fungus developes after germination on fresh seeds and attacks the seedlings or before they germinate, most likely on dead seed
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Post by Dave Evans on Apr 20, 2012 3:37:53 GMT 7
Kevin,
Try using tweezers, you might be able to remove the rotting material before it spreads.
Sometimes fungus just will not take the hint and leave, so the best way to deal with it is never let it built up in the first place--Easier said than done though.
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Post by ep on Apr 20, 2012 6:05:14 GMT 7
Hi All.
helilover: The different conditions may be because the seed was collected from different altitudes!
kevnep: Post some pics in case you are confusing fungus with algae or moss.
Cheers,
Geoff
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Post by helilover on Apr 20, 2012 7:15:17 GMT 7
thanks for the input. hopefully they will enjoy my typical HL setup.
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Post by MarkA on Apr 20, 2012 10:27:09 GMT 7
Thanx for the answers. The problem is i only have fungus problem on some seed not all, i sowed fresh vft seed last year and had no problem with fungus untill they germinated, isolated spots of fungus developed on what i think was sterile or dead seeds. Same with my neps fungus developes after germination on fresh seeds and attacks the seedlings or before they germinate, most likely on dead seed I also find with fungus that it attracts fungus gnats and the larvae will eat small seedlings. |
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Post by kevnep on Apr 20, 2012 12:11:51 GMT 7
Well no fungus at the moment guys havent sown yet
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Post by sebastian1 on Apr 20, 2012 23:33:15 GMT 7
Geoff, how old is this plant? I'm glad to see both this species and N. rigidifolia are in cultivation. Sorry to return to the N. lowii, but how old was the trusmadi plant when it first flowered? Do you have any photos of the entire plant? It must be a very large vine by now. Also I'm intrigued to know if you struggle with any particular species at the nursery? I noticed that you have no N. dubia or N. jamban crosses, both of which are supposedly fast growing, weedy species. Seb |
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Post by ep on Apr 21, 2012 7:38:06 GMT 7
Hi All.
RedLowii: We lost a lot of pics in a crash so don't have any of the vent (g) at present. I will take some more asap.
Most of our newest lowii hybrids are still too small. Which ones are you interested in?
Seb: The edwardsiana is about 1 and 1/2 years old.
The lowii was about 10 years old from seed. We lost it so don't have any pics.
Yes, we struggle with rajah, viellardii, pervillei is finicky and a lot of the ultra highlands can be a problem at times.
The reason we don't have plants of jamban, dubia etc. was just due to availability in Australia. We have plenty now though, growing on.
Cheers,
Geoff
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Post by jonathan on Apr 21, 2012 21:22:45 GMT 7
jonathan: What particularly would you like to see? From the overall impression when you first roll up to the EP nursery to wide angle views of the insides of your grow areas. It would also be really cool to see your seedling area  |
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Post by kevnep on Apr 22, 2012 1:26:36 GMT 7
Will any cuttings of ventricosa x (lowii x ventricosa) be available soon? Im talking especially about that one that looks very distorted with the wide peristome
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Post by sebastian1 on Apr 22, 2012 2:30:02 GMT 7
Thank you for your answers Geoff. I look forward to seeing new hybrids with those Sumatran species.
I had an odd message today from another member on this forum, requesting that I ask when your next release date is. Could you please tell us that?
So the N. edwardsiana was grown from seed, which was sown around August/September 2009? Were the ten N. rigidifolia plants you had also from seed?
It is quite interesting that you cultivate N. lowii with such success while struggling with N. rajah, are the N. rajah plants from tissue culture by any chance? I have heard that many people struggle with the clones currently available, while most of the mature specimens in cultivation are seed grown.
Seb
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