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nepenthes identification ?

Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 7:53 am
by Gwilherm1207
Hello,
2 years ago i started to grow nepenthes per seeds but i didn't label my seedlings. it was just a experience for me to check if it's possible . i didn't grow nepenthes before that.
today i have a couple of nepenthes without identification . may be you could help me

Re: nepenthes identification ?

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 3:26 pm
by Greenthumbs Garden
pretty hard or impossible I would say at that stage as they are still so young, they not producing their true pitcher yet until they get bigger. A lot of Neps pitchers look like those at that stage.

Re: nepenthes identification ?

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 3:30 pm
by Gwilherm1207
thanks :) i will wait to have bigger plant

Re: nepenthes identification ?

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 3:36 pm
by Greenthumbs Garden
@Gwilherm1207, they look nice and healthy bro! Impressive, I love to see seed-grown plants. I tried once, I processed some nep seeds from a guy I met on a forum but not one germinated. I think the seeds were much older than he made out, as I know they don't stay viable for long and it was not normal to have 0% germination.

Re: nepenthes identification ?

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 3:47 pm
by Gwilherm1207
I have more than 30 baby neps today, for hundred of seeds sowed. the latest are N.northiana ,N.Tobaica and N.mirabilis ( i put a label on the pot :p )
many seeds newer germinated, a part died at a very first stage ( highland species as i was not aware of the requirement )
the most surprising was the n.northiana as they was removed from the germinating zone of my installation ( too many time without result) and i was suprise to see few months after ( not on optimal condition) 7 tiny plants ( on a set of 10 seeds)
2 years ago i was not aware of the nep requirement, i lose less seedling now , but germination rate depend of the species and the age of the seeds