I first refered to this taxon from Java in this post:
At the beginning, I got my hands on a couple of seedgrown plants because I wanted to see how different Nepenthes spec. "adrianii" is supposed to be from Nepenthes spathulata. I have to say I was quite skeptical because only a handful of wild plants photos were available on the internet and they didn't say much - never rely on pictures alone as a general rule.
I still don't know what to think of this plant but after attending to Adrian Yusuf Wartono's lecture at the last ICPS conference in Leiden, and after having grown those plants for a couple of years now, I have to say that it is truly and interesting plant. It grows in typical highland conditions for me and doesn't even stop in summer when temperatures are rather intermediate in my garage (and even lowland when scortched heats occur). I potted my plants in a Sphagnum based recipe and give them plenty of light.
I do not dare to compare this taxon to my neighbouring Nepenthes spathulata for several reasons: a serious comparison can only be based, according to me, between two wild populations; my two seedgrown plants can certainly not be considered as a typical "adrianii" - I don't know what a typical "adrianii" is. On top of that, my N. spathulata is the widely available (the sole?) clone that can be found in the markey. So much for variation!
Still, the grower that I am really thinks Nepenthes "adrianii" is an easy and rewarding plant. I look forward to see it grow much bigger!
is ricardo on ebay not selling this specie or is it somthing else
ReplyDeletedaan van oppen
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI've seen seeds of this species on ebay once. Don't remember if they were offered by Ricardo though. I got my plants from Christian Klein, a well known nursery man from Germany. I didn't ask him where he got the seeds.I think he still has this plant in his salelist.
All the best,
François.