Category Archives: Development of pitchers
[20100122] Nepenthes “Red Leopard”
ShareNo day 3 shots were good enough. Here are the shots for today.
[20100122] Nepenthes “Mardis Gras”
ShareIn case your looking for Day 5′s entry there isn’t one as I was working late and could only take night pictures which didn’t turn out properly. Here’s the development for today – note how much larger the bud is and also note the formation of the separate sections of hood and body.
[20100119] Nepenthes “Red Leopard”
ShareHere’s a rather bad shot of buds on day two. Better shots tomorrow.
[20100119] Nepenthes “Mardi Gras” development
ShareA mad rush ensued as I had to take this photo – I was running late for work. Definite changes showing a marked difference to yesterday’s shot.
[20100118] Nepenthes “Red Leopard”
ShareI’ve decided to try the development exercise with one or two of my other plants and compare the growth rates. This one is Nepenthes ventricosa x maxima “Red Leopard”, one of my first tropical pitcher plants. It has a smaller pitcher than N. “Mardi Gras”.
[20100118] Nepenthes “Mardi Gras” development
ShareDay 3 of this series. Although there appears to be very little change, there will be massive changes soon. Note the lifting of the tendril at the head of the bud and the further elongation of the body. We had a short but sharp storm last night, storms change the humidity levels around the plants [...]
[20100117] Nepenthes “Mardi Gras” development
ShareLittle changes are happening. Note the slight raising of the tendril at the head and the slight elongation of the bud.
[20100116] Nepenthes “Mardi Gras” development
ShareI started a project to photograph the development of a tropical pitcher plant’s pitcher from bud to mature leaf. As luck would have it I was given a 12mpeg digital camera for Christmas 2009 and I noticed a bud forming on my Nepenthes “Mardi Gras”. Now this is a glorious pitcher with a deep body [...]
