NOID Nep Giveaway(closed)

[bonfield]

I've been inspired by Dennis' generous myrmecophyte giveaway, and now that temperatures are again suitable for shipping live plants, I'm ready to hold one too! I have a wide variety of "NOID" Nepenthes, since growing from wild seed can produce some unexpected results. These plants have a wide range of colour and morphology, and grow with the usual hybrid vigour.

Being offered are bundles of at least 4 distinct NOID Nepenthes, at least 3" in diameter(and possibly some extras ), please read over the terms and reply with your name in one of the available slots.



Some examples:







Terms:



Open to Canadian residents only



You must have at least 5 posts on this forum



You must post in your reply about how you originally began your journey into the world of CPs



You are responsible for shipping($15-17 in Ontario and Quebec, a dollar or two more to other provinces, $20+ to BC)



Please copy your name in your reply using the list below



1. Meateater

2. 1337

3. Kestrelcalling

4. Muckydoo

[meateater]

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I grabbed first spot! Yay!

You must post in your reply about how you originally began your journey into the world of CPs

So back when there was no internet, I flipped through a book on nature and saw general descriptions of pitchers and flytraps. But all these years I have never seen the real thing. Fast track to ~6-7 years ago I randomly walked around Sheridan Nurseries and there they were -- flytraps! It came home with me and after a year or two it expanded like crazy. Internet really helped me learn a lot more about growing in general, and of course, found way more CPs than my wallet can handle. It has been a real eye-opening experience. Always fun to look at other people's plants and setup.

[1337]

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Thank you for the generous offer Cole! I still have a bit of space for more neps! and would love to adopt some more noids, they're interesting to watch grow, that's for sure.

My CP Story - I was about 10 when I discovered that there were meat eating plants in existence (Venus FlyTrap), I believe that I discovered from a random nature book that I borrowed from my local library. (This was pre-internet times).

I had no clue where you could ever buy one, nor would I have the money to. There was a garden/craft store which I believe was called "White Rose" that my mom randomly took me to (She was looks for something...can't remember), but this is where I finally saw a venus flytrap on sale...in REAL life. I of course begged her to buy one for me.

Needless to say, I had no clue how to take care of it and probably killed it in about a week. I thought it was a good idea to put it into a glass bowl and shine a normal incandescent lamp on it (in my brain, exotic plants = tropical plants = they need heat/light). So it fried up and blackened pretty quick -_- I gave up after that.

A few years later, around 1998/99, I discovered the internet and found websites like the ICPS and my mind was blown regarding how many different types of CP's there are and the insane amount of species. This is where I was able to connect with other growers and was able to obtain more plants/seeds. It was a very exciting time. After a few years, I gave up on my collection because of school/work/socializing.

Forward to 2018, I bought my own home and now have the space to dedicate to my love/hobby - CP! So that's where I've started up again and it's being going strong to date =). Like Meateater, I've learned TONS from the internet and my wallet hurts.

[bonfield]

You're welcome! Lol, your story sounds exactly like mine, right down to the White Rose, I think mine lasted almost a month.

[1337]

Received my NOIDs from Cole, they are incredible! Thank You very much Cole, very generous man. I will take care of them just like all my other babies, they all look very interesting =)

[kestrelcalling]

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Grew up surrounded by plants and books. My dad was into sci fi and even little I would steal all the ones I thought looked cool. This is how I found John whyndham's Day of the Triffids (one of my all time favs even have a tattoo.) I became really obsessed with the idea of man eating plants hiding in plane sight. So my dad let me watch Little shop of Horrors. The obsession grew I got my very first VFTs. Killed them it put me off until I knew more. Researched and tried multiple times again.
I can go on but thats my very start.

[dvg]

Nice reply KC, on your initial beginnings in the hobby.

And your Day of the Triffids referenced post now has the distinction of being the final publicly visible post on the OCPS forums website - kind of poetic...first and last.





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[muckydoo]

I'd take one if you can toss it in with the other plants I ordered?

Neps still scare me lol.  I'm afraid I'm just going to kill them, but practice makes perfect does it not?

I posted a bit about my CP experience in the introduction section, but I can add a bit more about my interest in plants in general.

I'd thank my Mom for my interest in plants. She was always out tending to the garden and all her flowers.

We lived on a corner so we had 2x the space to plant stuff (and 2x the lawn to mow...)

I was always interested in bugs. I'd spend hours and hours during the summer catching bugs and usually feeding them to the ants.

Oddly, she didn't have many house plants, just a ton of summer flowers outside.

But my parents moved to a gated community, so no more garden or big flower beds.

And she said it's too much hassle to deal with large pots of flowers.

So I've taken over growing Tomatoes for Dad.

It's his favorite thing in the summer!

I guess all this was a natural progression... bugs....plants... CP's !!!!!

1. Meateater

2. 1337

3. Kestrelcalling

4. Muckydoo

[bonfield]

Thanks to everyone for participating, it was interesting to hear just how similar yet distinct most of our paths that led us to these plants were, and I also got to clear out some much-needed space!

[muckydoo]

Things are looking good (I think/hope???) so far!

They are really red, so I'd guess the light level is a bit strong for them?

But they are so neat! Thanks again Cole!!

[dvg]

WoW! Those are some gorgeous Nep seedlings.

Don't know why, but some of those seedlings remind me of N. hurrelliana.

With those striped peristomes that are beginning to flare out, these could be very special.

Would be great to see progress shots to show what these grow out to be. 

Best of luck with them!









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[muckydoo]

Update of the NOID

I have them under much softer light them previously, so the new leaves are coming out more green rather then red.

He's also eaten 2 house spiders, with a little help....

I want to repot him, and top with live sphagnum, now that I have enough!

[dvg]

Those plants are all making special pitchers...

...especially liking that recent third pic, the yellow pot-bellied pitcher, with those flared, but flattened ladders.

Very cool!









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[muckydoo]

#3 is a bit slower, but the moss is happy as can be!! The moss on my other ones didn't grow nearly that fast!

[muckydoo]

I re-potted the nep in the first picture.

It's in a Costco cheese ball container.

I put it in a net pot this time, and I used a pot liner to elevate the pot in the container.

There is also some water in the bottom to keep humidity up.

I'm slowly opening the lid, and at some point I'll put a few holes in the side near the bottom to create some convection air flow.