Do you think it’s a Ventrata?

Do you think it’s a Ventrata?#449836

By StephenB200+ -  Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:35 pm
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- Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:35 pm #449836

I bought this little plant at a local store. It was $10 and it finally produced a pitcher. I don’t think it resembles my Ventrata. The leaves are a dark red, the pitchers have those filament hairs… plus it’s a fair amount redder.

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Re: Do you think it’s a Ventrata?#449837

By Intheswamp -  Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:37 pm
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- Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:37 pm #449837

It looks nothing like my ventrata. Looks like you got a good deal on...something!!!!

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Re: Do you think it’s a Ventrata?#449838

By StephenB200+ -  Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:46 pm
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- Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:46 pm #449838

Intheswamp wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:37 pm It looks nothing like my ventrata. Looks like you got a good deal on...something!!!!

Woohoo. First an eclipse on my birthday and now a non pedestrian Nepenthes 8)

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Re: Do you think it’s a Ventrata?#449845

By Panman -  Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:01 am
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- Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:01 am #449845

My guess is Lady Luck

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Re: Do you think it’s a Ventrata?#449847

By ChefDean -  Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:11 am
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- Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:11 am #449847

I'm going to second Lady Luck.

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Re: Do you think it’s a Ventrata?#449850

By BumpyEvergreen -  Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:28 am
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- Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:28 am #449850

I would not say lady luck. I would say nepenthes Rebecca Soper. A big deep peristome would be a giveaway for Lady luck. The ampullaria heritage comes through very well and lady luck tends not to blush easily. Rebecca soper also has a mid waist taper whereas Lady luck is straight top to bottom when they are closer to matu

Lady luck wide peristome

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Re: Do you think it’s a Ventrata?#449860

By StephenB200+ -  Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:26 am
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- Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:26 am #449860

Panman wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:01 am My guess is Lady Luck

lol.

At first I thought you were joking. Thanks!

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Re: Do you think it’s a Ventrata?#449861

By StephenB200+ -  Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:28 am
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- Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:28 am #449861

ChefDean wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:11 am I'm going to second Lady Luck.
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Thanks. As with Panman, I thought you were joking at first. Maybe I’ll call it a Nepenthes Scratch-Off

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Re: Do you think it’s a Ventrata?#449862

By StephenB200+ -  Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:30 am
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- Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:30 am #449862

Thanks, don’t you think that if it were an out of the norm variety the grower would’ve shipped it with an ID tag? I would assume so.

BumpyEvergreen wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:28 am I would not say lady luck. I would say nepenthes Rebecca Soper. A big deep peristome would be a giveaway for Lady luck. The ampullaria heritage comes through very well and lady luck tends not to blush easily. Rebecca soper also has a mid waist taper whereas Lady luck is straight top to bottom when they are closer to matu

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Re: Do you think it’s a Ventrata?#449870

By Panman -  Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:14 pm
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- Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:14 pm #449870

StephenB200+ wrote:Thanks, don’t you think that if it were an out of the norm variety the grower would’ve shipped it with an ID tag? I would assume so.

Rebecca Soper isn't too unusual. Not as common a ventrata but not uncommon.

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