Will my veitchii have stripes!?
One of the most common questions I get is "How can I tell if a veitchii will have a striped peristome or not?". While it can be difficult to tell, especially with small seedlings (under 2" in diameter), there are certain features that can help you determine whether a plant will eventually have that candy cane peristome we are all chasing! Who doesn't want something like this in their collection? N. veitchii (m) '1' - Female Nepenthes veitchii is highly polymorphic, which means in a given grex, every plant can (and likely will) look different. From highly striped peristomes and pink, squat pitchers to pure gold and elongate, anything is possible with seed-grown plants! Though, breeding two squat, striped Bario forms will usually favor those traits in the offspring, it absolutely does not guarantee it. Be wary of people advertising plants as "striped" solely because the parent plants were striped, particularly if the seedlings are under .75" in ...
