N. 'Ile de France' questions

MALOUF@ESTD.NRL.NAVY.MIL
Thu, 25 Aug 1994 7:53:09 -0400 (EDT)

Hello Jan,

I have a Nepenthes 'Ile de France' cutting that
I'm trying to root. I noticed from your very comprehensive
taxonomy list that this Nepenthes is a hybrid as follows:

(mirabilis (LOUR.) DRUCE * thorelii LECOMTE)

*

(northiana HOOK.F. * maxima REINW.EX NEES)

The proper names in capital letters are confusing to me,
and I hope I won't offend anyone by writing the hybrid
as:
(mirabilis*thorelii)*(northiana*maxima)

since I want a rough idea of the species that comprise this
hybrid.

Do you (or anyone else on the list) know what this Nepenthes
looks like? Are the pitchers large, small, ovate, cylindrical,
mottled or plain (etc.)?

What are its preferred growing conditions, in the range of
Nepenthes climates?

Regards,

Perry Malouf