BE-4026 N. sibuyanensis x merrilliana – best selected clones

This amazingly outstanding cross is one of the most impressive hybrids ever made. The pitchers have the waxy texture of N. sibuyanensis with the sheer size of N. merrilliana and can grow to be quite enormous. All the clones have pitchers that are either a deep orange or red and have huge volume. It’s also vigorous, robust and an easy grower.
This cross is believed to be a strong contender for the largest carnivorous plant in the world by volume and has pitchers measured to hold a volume of 3.2L, but larger pitchers are expected to be possible.
Being in a highland-lowland cross, we classify it as an intermediate grower, so it’s therefore quite temperature tolerant.
 
History: First introduced Aug 2020 on our old PDF pricelist and added to the shop in June 2021.
 
Origin: Horticultural, bred by Borneo Exotics. The female parent is N. sibuyanensis, selected for its orange colouration from the assorted clones sold under BE-3164 and the male parent is the huge Mt. Legaspi form of Nepenthes merrilliana, selected from amongst the assorted clones sold under BE-3117. Unlike the clones that make up BE-3542, which can be somewhat variable, the form and colouration of the two clones in this item are nearly identical in appearance, which is the reason we decided to mix them and not market them individually.
 
Source: Random assortment from two selected clones out of microprop. The two clones that make up this item were selected for deepest red coloration from the same grex of seeds that make up the assorted clones which are sold under BE-3542. Being an intermediate grower, this cross also tolerant of a wide range of temperatures.
 
Photo notes:  Photos are of one or the other of the actual clone shipped. The last photos in the series show typical sale plants of sizes Small, Medium & Large.