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By StephenB200+ -  Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:55 pm
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- Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:55 pm #448584

My local garden store has some young Nepenthes that are roughly 3” for $18 US. These are unidentified, but they also carry some large Ventrats. Would you folks gamble on better variety? Just asking for input.

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By ChefDean -  Sat Mar 16, 2024 1:08 pm
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- Sat Mar 16, 2024 1:08 pm #448585

How much room do you have?
A ventrata will vine out six feet or more, and many other hybrids will go more than that.

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By StephenB200+ -  Sat Mar 16, 2024 1:20 pm
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- Sat Mar 16, 2024 1:20 pm #448586

ChefDean wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 1:08 pm How much room do you have?
A ventrata will vine out six feet or more, and many other hybrids will go more than that.

Right now enough space for another plant, but I have two spectabilis x robcantleyi that are growing rather quickly and my Ventrata has grown about 5” in the last month. My biggest concern is identifying it.

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By StephenB200+ -  Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:46 pm
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- Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:46 pm #448589

I ended up buying it. She ended up selling it for $11… it’s brighter red than my Ventrata so maybe it is something a little more interesting.

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By Panman -  Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:00 pm
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- Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:00 pm #448593

That redness could be due to more intense light. It will be interesting to see what the pitchers look like.

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By StephenB200+ -  Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:15 pm
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- Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:15 pm #448595

Panman wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:00 pm That redness could be due to more intense light. It will be interesting to see what the pitchers look like.

There was an interesting sticker on the pot. A black and white illustration of a cat’s face. Maybe it’s an independent grower.

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