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Availability List PO Box 2 Thalawathugoda Sri Lanka tel: +94 71 8733 260 / +94 71 8733 262 [email protected] Availability List 22 Jun 2016 Updated Time : 02:22 PM 1 of 20. How to Use this List This list shows what varieties are currently available and at which sizes. It’s linked real-time to our database and is updated very frequently. If an item is listed here, it’s available for our Distributors to order but they may not necessarily have that item in stock right now. If you see something you’re interested in purchasing through your favoured Distributor, you can ask them to obtain it for you. Price Categories The price categories are broadly as follows: A = inexpensive items, usually in good supply and also easy to grow. B = medium priced items, either quite rare and new or sometimes less easy to grow/produce. C = high prices items, usually new introductions currently in very short supply, and/or difficult to grow/produce. The actual prices charged by individual Distributors are likely to follow the general categories above but they are not bound by any obligations on pricing and if you wish to judge whether the price charged by a Distributor for a particular item is fair, the best way may be to compare prices between them. In countries with several Distributors, they are in competition with one another. It’s worth bearing in mind that price may not be the only factor to consider in choosing which Distributor to order from. Each Distributor receives exactly the same standard of produce from us but their costs of sale may vary a great deal depending upon how they handle the plants after receiving them. Some may sell them on quickly, others may take a considerable time re-establishing them before reselling. The obvious advantages in establishing the plants may be offset by the necessity to charge a higher price. It’s a matter of your personal preference which Distributor you choose. We don ’t recommend one Distributor over another. Size Categories These are the size categories we use when shipping. Please note that the Distributors are free to use different criteria for deciding whether a plant is small, medium, large etc. Plant Sizes The size of plants is categorized by measurement across the leaf span from leaf-tip to leaf-tip of the largest two leaves, not including tendrils and pitchers, as shown in the photos below. Plants are categorized on this pricelist as either ‘Small’ or ‘Medium’. Small plants have a minimum leaf span of 5cm (2") but some may be larger than this, up to a maximum of about 9cm (3 ½ ") leaf span. Medium plants have a leaf span starting at 10cm (4") up to about 15cm (6”). We ship plants on a first-come-first-served basis, starting with the largest plants we have in stock and working downwards. We are unable to accept requests or questions about the specific size of plants to be shipped in your order, other than they will have a leaf span somewhere in the ranges shown in the photos below: 2 of 20. Small Sizes Minimum Maximum Medium Sizes Minimum Maximum 3 of 20. Nepenthes species Nepenthes ampullaria This swamp-dwelling species is one of the few that will develop basal rosettes when larger giving the appearance of a carpet of pitchers with no leaves. Loves high temperatures and humidity. Pitchers are globose and vary enormously in colouration. Cat.# Item Name Item Description Click on photo below to enlarge BE-3450 From a single clone out A lightly speckled form of the species from about Price category: A of microprop. 750m altitude in Sulawesi. This is the first release of this species we have made from a source other than near sea level and it may be expected to tolerate cooler growing conditions than other varieties we have released before. Climate : Intermediate juvenile plant BE-3304 bronze Nabire This form of the species from Nabire in Papua has Price category: A a distinctive bronze tint to the peristome. The parent plant had almost black speckling to the pitcher body Climate : Lowland juvenile pitcher BE-3390 Lime Twist This is of a single clone from sterile culture and has Price category: A the body of Nepenthes ampullaria ‘Harlequin’ but with a striking lime-green peristome. Out of 157 clones introduced into sterile culture of a cross between Nepenthes ampullaria ‘ Brunei red’ and Nepenthes ampullaria ‘Harlequin’ this was easily the most interesting result. We’ve given it the cultivar name Nepenthes ampullaria ‘Lime Twist’ Climate : Lowland lower pitcher mature plant in 15cm pot Last Update : 22-Jun-2016 4 of 20. Nepenthes species Nepenthes ampullaria This swamp-dwelling species is one of the few that will develop basal rosettes when larger giving the appearance of a carpet of pitchers with no leaves. Loves high temperatures and humidity. Pitchers are globose and vary enormously in colouration. Cat.# Item Name Item Description Click on photo below to enlarge BE-3681 From a single selected First introduced April 2016. The female parent is Price category: A clone out of microprop. the 'Williams Red' form of the species, which remains the deepest and purest red form we have ever seen. The male parent is a selected clone of Nepenthes ampullaria 'Harlequin'. Climate : Lowland lower pitcher BE-3659 Williams Red x Previously sold under BE-3285 red form and Price category: A Harlequin BE-3282 harlequin form. This is a selected clone having nice red colouration with some speckling. Climate : Lowland lower pitcher plus rosette Nepenthes attenboroughii Spectacular and huge species named after famed broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough. This species is categorised under the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered (CR), since from the time of it’s discovery in 2007, wild populations were found to be barely sustainable. Ex-situ conservation work is likely to play an important role in it’s long-term survival. Supplies are very limited at present, so please enquire to your local distributor as to availability as there will be a waiting list. Cat.# Item Name Item Description Click on photo below to enlarge BE-3693 Random assortment of First Introduced in June 2016. This item was Price category: B clones out of microprop. previously sold for a brief time as all different individuals from seed under BE-3439 and in general people were successful with them. But please see these IMPORTANT NOTES: Nepenthes attenboroughii is known as a challenging species to grow and is not recommended for the beginner. Plants as shipped are nursery weaned and healthy but are extra-small size, having a leaf span of typically between 3.5cm and 4.0cm (or about 1 ½ ”) A photo of a tray of typical sale quality plants is shown here. At this size they are still relatively soft, and whilst we guarantee delivery in good condition, we cannot take responsibility for whether or not Climate : Highland they subsequently establish or flourish. typical sale plants mature upper pitcher in habitat Last Update : 22-Jun-2016 5 of 20. Nepenthes species Nepenthes bellii A vigorous miniature lowland species, bearing pitchers that are similar in form to the giant N. merrilliana but a tiny fraction of the size. One of the smallest species in the genus, this is ideally suited for warm terrarium growing. Cat.# Item Name Item Description Click on photo below to enlarge BE-3026 from a single clone From a single clone selected for it's vigor and Price category: A orange colour out of 24 clones. Climate : Lowland lower pitcher Nepenthes bicalcarata The 'fanged' pitcher plant. This swamp-dwelling species is one of the strangest having two thorns projecting down from the top of the peristome. Grows alongside N. ampullaria in the wild and likes hot humid conditions. Cat.# Item Name Item Description Click on photo below to enlarge BE-3031 Brunei, red flush, Red flush pitcher colouration on orange Price category: A assorted clones background. Random assortment from 3 clones. Climate : Lowland lower pitcher Nepenthes boschiana Rare spectacular species from southern Borneo. Peristome is dark purple with elongate purple flecked pitchers. Cat.# Item Name Item Description Click on photo below to enlarge BE-3643 Mixed seeds & assorted Although we have released seed-grown Nepenthes Price category: A clones from microprop. boschiana before under BE- 3361, that was a cross between the slightly different Gng Besar and Gng Sakumpang forms. Finally, we have flowered and crossed two plants from the same location - Gng Sakumpang - and this is that pure cross. For purists and conservation-minded people alike, this is an important step towards preserving the integrity of the form of the species from Gng Sakumpang in ex-situ conservation. Climate : Intermediate intermediate pitcher Last Update : 22-Jun-2016 6 of 20. Nepenthes species Nepenthes burkei Endemic to the island of Mindoro in the Philippines, this under-appreciated species is as easy to grow as Nepenthes ventricosa and an ideal beginners plant. We find the hard woody pitchers exceptionally attractive, being red flecked on a yellow/green background with lustrous scalloped peristome. If pruned back it will form dense clusters of basal growths and many pitchers, with it being rare to find a leaf not developing a pitcher. Cat.# Item Name Item Description Click on photo below to enlarge BE-3254 Halcon, assorted clones A random assortment from 5 clones. Price category: A The true species at last! The red-spotted pitchers are up to 20 cm tall and have a wide red peristome. Climate : Highland lower pitchers mature plant Nepenthes chaniana Originating in Sarawak Malaysia, this is one of the most hirsute of all Nepenthes species and also an easy grower.
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