Plant identification?

Plant identification?#338876

By James137 -  Sat Jun 22, 2019 12:40 am
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- Sat Jun 22, 2019 12:40 am #338876

Hello, I've never had a carnivorous plant but I saw this guy at a local gardeners sale and had to have her! The only info I got was to never let her dry out, use distilled water and keep her in sphagnum moss. I cant seem to figure out with google what type of pitcher plant she is?

Re: Plant identification?#338886

By optique -  Sat Jun 22, 2019 4:51 am
Location:  Greenville SC
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- Sat Jun 22, 2019 4:51 am #338886

If it was from a garden center its 98% going to be Nepenthes Ventrata its the toughest one and grows fast. the other 2% would be Nepenthes ventricosa

pic of a N. Ventrata i got from a GC

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Re: Plant identification?#338888

By James137 -  Sat Jun 22, 2019 10:29 am
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- Sat Jun 22, 2019 10:29 am #338888

This was no from a GC, this was from a cutting from a hugh beautiful plant at a local gardeners home. She had some of the prettiest gardens I have ever seen. The parent plant was hugh! The "pitchers" were at least 8".

Re: Plant identification?#338906

By optique -  Sat Jun 22, 2019 5:19 pm
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- Sat Jun 22, 2019 5:19 pm #338906

Well there is 170 species, and not even going to guess how many hybrids. but from what i have seen and is being sold by most CP shops, i would still say from pitcher shape its a Ventricosa or hybrid of it. the most common and also the toughest is Ventrata. thats Ventricosa X Alata And its pitchers max out around 8 inches

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Re: Plant identification?#338908

By James137 -  Sat Jun 22, 2019 5:23 pm
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- Sat Jun 22, 2019 5:23 pm #338908

Thank you! Now I can search on how to care for her properly.

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