My early birthday present. To myself.

A living present for my 60th.

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Two years ago I would have thought I was nuts to spend what I did on this little plant. It was a splurge and an early birthday gift to myself as the big 6-0 is but a month away. 
Actually I bought this Ampullaria x Hamata in late April. It is flourishing and is inflating a new big pitcher as we speak.  Here's the info and pics:  

🌱Nepenthes Ampullaria x Hamata
N. Ampullaria is native to Borneo, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Thailand, and other smaller islands. It grows in damp, shady forest from sea-level to 6890 ft elevation.  In Borneo, it occurs usually on relatively flat terrain in kerangas forest, peat swamp forest, and degraded swamp forest, from sea level to 3,200 ft elevation.
In Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia, it grows from sea level to 3,608 ft elevation, on flat terrain in heath forest,  padang (meaning "field" in Malay),  peat swamp forest, degraded swamp forest, and in padi fields. In New Guinea, it is predominantly present in Araucaria forests. The species has also been recorded from secondary forests, open microphyllous vegetation, and swamp grassland.
N. Hamata is endemic to Sulawesi, where it grows at elevations of 4,600–8,200 feet. They are known for their toothy peristomes. It is listed as Vunerable by IUCN.
Purchased at
https://bergenwatergardens.com

April 29th, 2019

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May 28th, 2019

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June 23rd, 2019

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July 6th, 2019

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July 14th, 2019

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New additions to my growing Nepenthes collection 6.13.2019

Yes, more Nepenthes plants!

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🌱Nepenthes Ventricosa x Glandulifera Borneo Exotics.

N. Ventricosa is endemic to The Philippines found at 3,200-6,500 ft elevation on the islands of Luzan, Panay and Sibuyan. It grows numerous pitchers some measuring up to 8 inches tall with colors ranging from ivory white to red. N. Ventricosa is easy to grow, is very forgiving so is a great choice for someone new to Nepenthes plants.
N. Glandulifera (Highland) is endemic to the Hose Mountains of central Sarawak at 3,900-5,200 ft elevation and is so named for the black speckles around the petioles. The species's discoverer, Ch'ien Lee, initially thought they were a sign of disease. After further investigation, it was realized that the black speckles were actually nectar glands that are quite effective at attracting insects.
Purchased at https://nativeexoticsonline.com

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🌱Nepenthes Petiolata x Zakriana  Borneo Exotics 

N. Petiolata (Highland) is endemic to Mt. Masay and Mt. Ilong-Ilong in northeastern Mindanao, Philippines found at 4,757-6,233 ft elevation. It is listed as vunerable by IUCN.  N. Zakriana is a natural variation of N. Fusca or the dusky pitcher plant and is endemic to Borneo. It is found throughout a wide altitudinal range and is almost always epiphytic in nature, primarily growing in mossy forest. It is listed as vunerable by IUCN. 

I won this sweet little plant on an online auction at 
https://nativeexoticsonline.com
to benefit Meadowview Biological Research Station who's goal is to "preserve and restore a part of our natural bog heritage by returning the endangered Yellow Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia flava, and the Purple Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea, to their historic ranges in Virginia and Maryland".  For more information please check out http://pitcherplant.org

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More Nepenthes plants!

New additions to my Nepenthes collection 

Nepenthes Thorelii x Hamata Christian Klein 

N. Thorelii (Lowland) is known with certainty only from Vietnam, where it's found in seasonally dry savannah grassland from sea level to 656 ft elevation. N. Thorelii was thought to be extinct until November 2009 when photographs surfaced on the internet which appeared to show N. thorelii in its natural habitat in Vietnam. In February 2010, Charles Clarkeand François Mey travelled to the site where the photographs had been taken, as well as to the type location, but were unable to locate any remaining plants of this species.

In August 2011 N. Thorelii was rediscovered within a military zone in Tây Ninh Province, Vietnam. The so-called Sữa Đá population was found by a team including François Mey, Alastair Robinson and Luu Hong Truong, curator of the VNM Herbarium in Ho Chi Minh City, and was estimated to number fewer than 100 individuals. The discovery was announced online by Alastair Robinson on August 6, 2011.
N. Hamata (Highland) is endemic to Sulawesi, where it grows at elevations of 4,600–8,200 feet. They are known for their toothy peristomes. It is listed as Vunerable by IUCN.
This plant prefers lowland conditions, which means that it should be kept around 80-90°F during the day and 65-70°F at night with a very high relative humidity.

I won this sweet little plant on an online auction at 

https://nativeexoticsonline.com

 to benefit Meadowview Biological Research Station who's goal is to "preserve and restore a part of our natural bog heritage by returning the endangered Yellow Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia flava, and the Purple Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea, to their historic ranges in Virginia and Maryland".  For more information please check out 

http://pitcherplant.org

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Nepenthes Gymnamphora x Tenius Christian Klein 

N. Gymnamphora (Highland) is native to Java and Sumatra. It grows at elevations of 2,000–9,200 ft.
This is the purple form from Gunung Talakmau in Sumatra, single clone.
N. Tenius (Intermediate) pitcher plant endemic to Sumatra. The species was first collected in 1957, from a remote mountain in the western part of the island. It remained undescribed until 1994, and was only rediscovered in the wild in 2002. Prior to this, N. tenuis was known solely from a single photograph and dried herbarium specimen. The only known population occurs at an elevation of 3,280–3,937 ft. It is listed as endangered by IUCN.
This plant prefers intermediate to highland conditions, which means that it should be kept around 73-83°F during the day and 53-63°F at night with a very high relative humidity.

I won this sweet little plant on an online auction at 

https://nativeexoticsonline.com

 to benefit Meadowview Biological Research Station who's goal is to "preserve and restore a part of our natural bog heritage by returning the endangered Yellow Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia flava, and the Purple Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea, to their historic ranges in Virginia and Maryland".  For more information please check out 

http://pitcherplant.org

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