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Post by dvg on Jul 30, 2019 7:33:24 GMT -5
This U. alpina hails from Henry Pittier National Park, in Venezuela. Flowers on this strain are significantly larger than the U. alpina flowers from other locales. These leaves have a noticeable thickness to them as well as a rubbery texture to the touch. The tuber, shown in the pic below, was opaque in color before it was uncovered and consequently greened up upon receiving direct light on it. dvg
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Post by gj on Jul 22, 2020 11:50:53 GMT -5
So stoked to see this guy doing its thing for the first time.
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Post by dvg on Jul 22, 2020 12:36:19 GMT -5
Looking good there GJ!
How wide is that first flower that opened there for you?
Still waiting for mine to open its flowers.
dvg
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Post by gj on Jul 22, 2020 12:55:19 GMT -5
It's just shy of 2.5 inches.
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Post by dvg on Jul 24, 2020 16:54:30 GMT -5
That's a nice sized flower, GJ! Haven't updated this plant here since the first post, so an update is in order. It has grown a few more leafy stolons, and is currently working on its flower stalk, and hoping for some of the flowering prowess that GJ's clone has shown. dvg
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Hal
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Post by Hal on Jul 25, 2020 22:52:08 GMT -5
That's a nice sized flower, GJ! Haven't updated this plant here since the first post, so an update is in order. It has grown a few more leafy stolons, and is currently working on its flower stalk, and hoping for some of the flowering prowess that GJ's clone has shown. dvg
Hang on. There are named varieties of Utrics now? I have been away for a while.
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Post by dvg on Jul 25, 2020 23:20:35 GMT -5
Hi Hal, welcome back. Never too late to get back in the loop again - i'll bring you up to speed on this one. These alpina are from Henri Pittier National Park in Venezuela. They are unique in that their flowers and leaves are significantly larger than U. alpina found in other locales. There is a registered cultivar form named Utricularia x Pittier Moon', in single quotes. The clone that I have, is one of a few from the same park, but has the named park locale in double quotes - U. alpina "Henry Pittier", and is not a registered cultivar. Apparently, its flowers are similar in size to the named cultivar. So i guess you can call an unregistered plant anything you want, as long as it's in "double quotes", it just won't be officially recognized. However, "double quotes" are a convenient way to assign locale names from where the clone material was collected. Cheers, Doug dvg
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Post by bonfield on Aug 6, 2020 2:46:03 GMT -5
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Post by ellsie on Aug 6, 2020 10:24:29 GMT -5
Wow bonfield, your flower looks huge! Is it bigger than gj's 2.5 inches?!
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Post by dvg on Aug 6, 2020 11:45:04 GMT -5
This clone has such big blooms! Thanks for sharing Cole. dvg
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Post by dvg on Aug 6, 2020 13:54:21 GMT -5
Soon... Waiting on a bloom... Should be a brute, judging by that nectar spur... dvg
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Post by bonfield on Aug 6, 2020 20:23:02 GMT -5
ellsie: thanks! I checked and it's 2.75, but this one developed under a humidity dome, so that may have helped.
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Post by dvg on Aug 11, 2020 12:59:06 GMT -5
It has opened; a view from the top. A side shot... To see how wide this flower was, just prior to taking these pics today, a tape measure showed 3 inches across, when pressed against the flattened flower skirt. dvg
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Post by gj on Aug 11, 2020 14:56:47 GMT -5
Awesome, congrats on the new bloom DVG!
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Post by dvg on Aug 11, 2020 15:08:10 GMT -5
Thanks GJ!
This is the biggest Utric flower i've seen open here, since taking a shine to this group, and keeping a few of them.
dvg
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