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My first flower is coasting over the finish line in the next week or two, and I would like to line up some winners slightly in advance so I can send them out as fresh as possible. These are N. [(lowii x veitchii) x boschiana] x (spathulata x petiolata) hybrids, and the parents are growing in intermediate conditions at the moment, although the offspring will probably be fairly flexible. Please be aware that, unlike most other cps, growing Nepenthes from seed requires about a year of stable conditions (minimum) to get them to shipping size. They do not require stratification, but should be soaked in distilled water prior to sowing in either live or dried sphagnum moss, kept moist and humid, and under bright light.

Seed parent pictured below - the pollen parent has never given me a great pitcher, unfortunately, but has a nice wavy red peristome.


Final giveaway count will be determined when I harvest, but at least three(3) people will receive at least one seed pod each. All U.S. residents eligible to enter, EXCEPT anyone I have already offered or arranged to send seeds to privately.

I will pay shipping, and send a little extra dried sphagnum so you can get them going ASAP if you have none on hand. Giveaway runs through Monday, February 7th, and I will draw winners after midnight.

Standard giveaway format
1. You
2. Them
3. etc

Happy growing!

1. Panman - thank you

1. Panman - thank you
2. Oval - Thanks, I can't resist!

1. Panman - thank you
2. Oval - Thanks, I can't resist!
3. MaxVft - Thank you SO much! Been looking for these for a year!

1. Panman - thank you
2. Oval - Thanks, I can't resist!
3. MaxVft - Thank you SO much! Been looking for these for a year!
4. CPhunter101 - I WANT MORE NEP SEEDLINGS! THANKS!!!

CPhunter101 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 03, 2022 1:14 am 4. CPhunter101 - I WANT MORE NEP SEEDLINGS! THANKS!!!

Good luck

I was considering, but I don't have the right setup, and the heating in my house is really wacky.

Would the plants from these seeds be good windowsill nepenthes, or not? Or possibly under a grow light in room temperature conditions. (I'm talking about when the plants are larger)

How hard are the seeds to grow? If the conditions are stable and correct, are they easy to grow?

TrapsAndDews wrote: ↑Thu Feb 03, 2022 1:38 am Would the plants from these seeds be good windowsill nepenthes, or not? Or possibly under a grow light in room temperature conditions. (I'm talking about when the plants are larger)

How hard are the seeds to grow? If the conditions are stable and correct, are they easy to grow?

Room temperature should be totally fine when they're larger, as long as your humidity is high-ish (we run single-digits here part of the year, so it's out of the question for me unfortunately).

Honestly, the seeds themselves are not difficult to sprout as long as they're kept moist and under good lighting, but the fact that you have to keep them that way for SO LONG means algae and damp-off are constant concerns. I am not great at it, hence my desire to spread them around

I am going to be putting my holdback seeds into sterile agar this round, but so far my preference for traditional sprouting would be to keep them on chopped dried sphagnum until they have their first leaves, and then move them onto live moss before they root, while keeping the moss trimmed back so it doesn't outgrow them. It's....A Thing.

1. Panman - thank you
2. Oval - Thanks, I can't resist!
3. MaxVft - Thank you SO much! Been looking for these for a year!
4. CPhunter101 - I WANT MORE NEP SEEDLINGS! THANKS!!!
5. cnrose - [fingers crossed emoji]

CPhunter101 wrote:1. Panman - thank you
2. Oval - Thanks, I can't resist!
3. MaxVft - Thank you SO much! Been looking for these for a year!
4. CPhunter101 - I WANT MORE NEP SEEDLINGS! THANKS!!!

1. Panman - thank you
2. Oval - Thanks, I can't resist!
3. MaxVft - Thank you SO much! Been looking for these for a year!
4. CPhunter101 - I WANT MORE NEP SEEDLINGS! THANKS!!!
5. Nocturne - Wanna be in your shoes one day and hand out handsome seeds!

cnrose wrote:1. Panman - thank you
2. Oval - Thanks, I can't resist!
3. MaxVft - Thank you SO much! Been looking for these for a year!
4. CPhunter101 - I WANT MORE NEP SEEDLINGS! THANKS!!!
5. cnrose - [fingers crossed emoji]

Damn it wasnt here when i typed, count me as #6 lol

1. Panman - thank you
2. Oval - Thanks, I can't resist!
3. MaxVft - Thank you SO much! Been looking for these for a year!
4. CPhunter101 - I WANT MORE NEP SEEDLINGS! THANKS!!!
5. cnrose - [fingers crossed emoji]
6. Nocturne - Wanna be in your shoes one day and hand out handsome seeds!

1. Panman - thank you
2. Oval - Thanks, I can't resist!
3. MaxVft - Thank you SO much! Been looking for these for a year!
4. CPhunter101 - I WANT MORE NEP SEEDLINGS! THANKS!!!
5. cnrose - [fingers crossed emoji]
6. Nocturne - Wanna be in your shoes one day and hand out handsome seeds!
8. elaineo - Thank you for the awesome opportunity

1. Panman - thank you
2. Oval - Thanks, I can't resist!
3. MaxVft - Thank you SO much! Been looking for these for a year!
4. CPhunter101 - I WANT MORE NEP SEEDLINGS! THANKS!!!
5. cnrose - [fingers crossed emoji]
6. Nocturne - Wanna be in your shoes one day and hand out handsome seeds!
8. elaineo - Thank you for the awesome opportunity
9. Supercazzola - grazie