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Here is a recent update, having just re-plated what seemed like dozens of vials. Time for wine. That wad of Nepenthes goodness, on experimental media, is about the size of a Titleist, if not a bit larger . . .

Nepenthes villosa 16 July

That's really cool looking. It appears to be mostly pitchers!

Thanks; here are a few more recent examples . . .

Nepenthes villosa 17 July


Nepenthes attenboroughii

Very cool. Did you start with seeds or tissue?

Great work, man. You have a lot of cool tc projects going on.

Do you culture your Nepenthes on MS media?

Well done! Great to see you having such great success with these cultures

Thanks all . . .

In response to the MS question, I have used dilute versions of that media -- 1:3 or 1:4; Knudsen; as well as some proprietary mixtures of my own.

The above cultures were begun from seed; but some others were started from meristematic tissue . . .

BigBella wrote:Thanks all . . .

In response to the MS question, I have used dilute versions of that media -- 1:3 or 1:4; Knudsen; as well as some proprietary mixtures of my own.

The above cultures were begun from seed; but some others were started from meristematic tissue . . .

Thanks, and very cool. It's rare finding someone who's successfully cultured nepenthes from an explant.

How long did they take to grow? Amazing work

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Thanks . . .

The cultures are several months old; and some of them have been serially sub-cultured from even older cultures -- some, two years old . . .

BigBella wrote:

Lex wrote:How long did they take to grow?

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Thanks . . .

The cultures are several months old; and some of them have been serially sub-cultured from even older cultures -- some, two years old . . .

Some amazing dedication you have to the hobby! in time I would like to attempt it

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