Nepenthes veitchii 'Candy Dreams'
| Nepenthes veitchii 'Candy Dreams' | |
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| Genus | Nepenthes |
| Species | veitchii |
| Father Plant | Unknown |
| Gender | Unknown |
| Creator/Nursery | Amos Xu |
| Site Origin / Location | Asia |
Candy Dreams
One of the most Famous and fantastic Male Cultivators available in horticulture , it stands out for a variety or traits, reasons that are both striking and amazing as an individual specimen
Grex / Plant Information
Physical Traits
Traps start as a pink tone on mature specimens to a vibrant red , then the peristome ages a yellow tone onto non striped sections, as these traps age fully it gains a yellow tone on body with a orange/dark yellow/gold
at a younger age/smaller basil/cutting the body can start green/yellow and produce a few strips, only when mature or near maturity does it truly shine
an interesting feature known on 'Candy Dreams' or CD is the dark speckles on its leaves , many offspring display this trait in a variety of intensity. It is a similar red speckled variegation noted on lowlands such as 'Black Miracle'. On the veitchii Bario form, this is not an uncommon trait ,and can appear on any such cross with those genetics.
Growing Conditions
History in Cultivation
Various sources of this specimen denote that among many, originated from a wild seed pod collected and grown in Asia, select cuttings and quite a few similar siblings exist in Asian
Supposedly it went by a few different names in Asia circles, among some that are known are 'Xu Head' as well as "Lions Head" in some Circles
Believed to be 1st introduced into the USA via Redleaf Exotics , and given the Cultivator name 'Candy Dreams' , a name is now the well known Identifier it now goes by across the world, even in Asia were it originated have converted to this ID name
It has become one of , if not the most used males in cultivation in the world, producing many fantastic offspring , some are close if not equal to their famous father in many respects.
| Named Offspring | Lineage USA | Lineage Asia | Lineage UK |
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Notable Specimens in Collections
Redleaf Exotics
Carnivero
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