Nepenthes Veitchii B 'Taffy'
| Nepenthes Veitchii B 'Taffy' | |
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| Genus | Nepenthes |
| Species | veitchii |
| Creator/Nursery | Redleaf Exotics |
| Site Origin / Location | USA |
Taffy
A notable Veitchii B specimen , boasting many good traits from 'Candy Dreams' and the Murud x lowland.
Taffy is known to have a very wide and dramatic flair when it initially opens, after a week to two it stretches and elongates further backward and curves forward yielding a very exaggerated neck on its peristome
Veitchii B
Physical Traits
this grex is (murud x lowland) x 'Candy Dreams' , noted they tend to grow faster probably due to the lowland genetics
initially starts red/pink , with lots of body spots , peristome stripes are noted to point up and down in various patterns and styles, notably gets an overlay /thick stripe at the top
Taffys peristome ages to copper metallic and its body ages to yellow, spots on body remain red
Growing Conditions
History in Cultivation
| Named Offspring | Lineage USA | Lineage Asia | Lineage UK |
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Notable Specimens in Collections
Wise Exotics- original owner
Other Facts
Taffy was originally purchased from Sweet water tropics as a small veitchii, that originally didnt boast much in traits, and was purchased, to celebrate completion of multiple rounds of chemo to beat aggressive lymphoma cancer
