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I've had a note on my 'ToDo' list for a long time to take some updated pics of my 2 N. hamata plants - since they've been producing full-size lower pitchers for a while. The overall pics are a bit tough to see because each plant is in a 10 gal community tank. For the 1st one - that's a 'sort-of' since I'm tearing that tank down and moving the remnants to a larger unit (finally).

Here's the 1st plant (the D. adelae should provide some perspective)(the moss-covered brick on the left formerly had pots of D. ascendens perched on it)(extra points go to the eagle-eyed person who can spot a U. longifolia leaf - telling me that i cannot eradicate it from this tank)


Here's some of the individual pitchers - sharing some space with D. adelae (sharp-eyed people may recognize the pitcher on the right as the one which received a wasp for dinner one night ...) :-O


Tilt-back lid...


Cozy...


.... another...


Dark pitcher w/ deformed mouth & little lid...


The 2nd plant in another 10 gal tank. Sadly, I've never gotten around to transplanting this one to a larger pot. Somewhere under all of those pitchers, there is a 2.5" pot (the one above was transplanted into a 6" pot a long time ago).

Some of the other occupants: 8:30 - U. humboldtii, 10:00 D. prolifera, 11:00 - D. ascendens, Serra de Ponta Grossa, Parana State, Brazil, 1:00 D. graomogolensis, Itacambira, Minas Gerais, Brazil, ~6:00 - wispy pieces are from D. filiformis 'all red', Washington County, FL.

More & more teeth ....




For anyone interested in the progression from small rootless plants received from Wistuba to the plants shown - this thread.

Great series of photos RL!

great shots there love these plants , what is you temps lighting and humidity there , or how do you go getting these to do so well, tell us your experiences with these plants please
thanks
john

Very neat photos and beautiful plants, Ron. Thanks for posting them!

Nice teeth

That's great! Such cool plants. Love the close-ups of the teeth....scary! What are your growing conditions?

I freaking love the n. Hamata! Awesome and aggressive looking plant! Tell us your growing tips please: )

woooh love those plants go teeth!!!

Thanks for all of the kind comments ....

Most of the the questions have probably been answered in the link at the bottom of the 1st post (w/ other pics) but for a quick version:
- the plants are each in 10 gal tanks (with many other potted plants) with a bed of live LFS lining the tank bottom
- one lives on the floor of my office and sees something close to lowland temps in summer & intermediate temps in winter.
- the other is in my basement and sees intermediate temps all year - but low end in winter.
- each tank is covered with glass & has ~1" open at either end.
- one tank has a shoplight fixture & the other has a 35 watt power compact fluorescent with mirror reflector (from AH Supply)

I expected that I would need to relocate my office plant to the basement come summer but it never flinched. It kept growing & producing pitchers all summer (unlike jamban & aristo - even in the basement). I'm not sure why others have had issues growing N. hamata - mine have been weeds - even when I abused them. One of my friends, Steve (elgecko), grows his in front of a large window in his kitchen where it is a weed.

The teeth continue to amaze me even after 2 years. The plants are widely available & cheap (from Wistuba) - I'm surprised that everyone doesn't have one ....

Hi that's amazing u can grow them in those conditions ,as u may know its a high land plant and dose not grow in any low land conditions in the wild , so well done on your confused plants ha ha ah , , some times plants just love that climate its provided and others some where else it just will not grow no matter what you do !!, , , you would think if you gave the plant exactly what it want it would go nuts , but it seems not so ?? ok hamata abuse coming your way !!
J

great plants and great pics thanks for sharing

"My,my,gramma Hamata,what large teeth you-CHOMP!

nice nep
i really like the adelaes and proliferas in the background