Re: Home Depot Nepenthes

From: R B (eklaab@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Oct 24 2000 - 10:55:53 PDT

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Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 10:55:53 PDT
From: "R B" <eklaab@hotmail.com>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
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Subject: Re: Home Depot Nepenthes

>>Anyone know which Nepenthes Home Depot is selling? They just have them
>>labled as 'Nepenthes hybrid'.

>This has been a long standing question for some time. Most of the >Home
>Depots that carry any carnivores get them from Gubler's Orchids. >There
>appear to be at least 3 clones out there. Trent Meeks (Are you >out
>there?) had some opinions on where they originated from. One is >very N.
>maxima like, one is very N x coccinea like and another is N. >alata like.

I sent an email to Gubler's asking about this. This was the response from
Chris Gubler in regards to the Nepenthes:

"It is Nepenthes Maxima X unknown hybrid. Pitchers have been as large as 10
inches, with bright red striping."

Ron

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