Re: Nepenthes

John Taylor [The Banshee] (rphjt@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU)
Mon, 1 Mar 93 15:10:47 +0000

>One plant which is labelled "Nepenthes Margaretea x Mirabilis.
>Actually, I put the space before the x. The pitchers
>on this plant are green on the bottom, but about
>halfway up becomes a spotted pink. The transition
>to pink is amazing as it is almost a completely
>straight horizonal line.
>
>Has anyone else been to the Severin Orchid farm? Do you know what
>types of plants these are? What is the "N. Margareteax Mirablis (this
>is exactly how it is written on the tag)? Have you had any problems
>with their Nepenthes?

I'm no Nepenthes expert (except with killing them :-( ), but the
"Margaretea" sounds a bit like a marginata (which may be
albo-marginata). Anyway, from what I can remember about this plant, it
has a sudden transition from green to white?/red?/spotted? (something
like that - this is from memory, remember and I've never a specimen of
this plant). However, whatever your Nepenthes are, it sounds like you
get an excellent buy.

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