Gigantoid Nepenthes
After checking out Playland at the Conservatory of Flowers we checked out the other plants. I almost shouted several swear words when I spotted these 18″ long mega-pitchers, but there were small children present. Anyone know what it is?
Matti for some scale
Here’s Matti for a little bit of scale. Here are some more plants looking pretty right now.
Dendrobium cobbianum
Variegated Neo crawling about
Nepenthes sp
Vireya sp.
Medinilla scortechinii
January 8, 2012 at 10:57 am
That’s become a semi-common houseplant . I can ask a couple places, and have an answer in a day or two, if nobody else comes up with it .
January 8, 2012 at 4:10 pm
Hey Mikeinportc, yeah…give it a shot. Remember to mention the 18 inch cups / pitchers. We get a fair number of Nepenthes at work, but never one like this guy. Thanks for your help. Matti
January 8, 2012 at 12:04 pm
Great photos.
January 8, 2012 at 3:09 pm
That Nepenthes is incredible!
January 8, 2012 at 6:28 pm
Looks a lot like this one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepenthes_truncata
January 8, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Hey G Wiz. I bet your are correct. A buddy of mine saw it, and confirmed your guess too. I want one. MAtti
Update: oops, forgot to throw the name in there, it’s should be Neepenthes truncata.
January 9, 2012 at 12:13 pm
here is where you can get Vireyas:
http://www.bovees.com/species.html
they look very pretty!
January 9, 2012 at 10:25 pm
Definitely ginormous! Just like that great smile of yours Matti! What a great place and your photos are awwwwsome!
January 11, 2012 at 4:39 pm
Awe, sweet to say, brings on a smile right now. Matti
January 15, 2012 at 6:39 pm
Yowza!!!! Absolutely DIVINE!!!!!