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N. 'Viking' catalog
On this page, you can choose the exact N. Viking you desire.
The photo in the left column is a close up of the pitcher. The photo on
the right side is a view of the entire plant.
As plants become established in our nursery, we'll offer them
for sale. We have many more coming soon.
These plants are from rhizome division. The mature
characteristics have not yet emerged, you almost need to use your imagination to
envision these Vikings at their peak. Many of these plants for sale are
still young. As they grow they will intensify in color and the pitcher size will
increase in size, when properly cultivated.
click here to visit Viking photo gallery
What is a Viking?
N. Viking exhibits characteristics desired by Nepenthes
collectors. They have fantastic coloration ranging from pure green to
green with pink highlights, pink, orange tones, red and deep red-purple.
The ultimate and rare Vikings are completely oval with no waist rib, and the
growers in Thailand have given them the classification of "Grade A".
Vikings with a waist rib are referred to by the Thailand growers as "long neck",
and they are not as desired or rare as the Grade A Vikings. We think that
there are some very fine "long neck" forms (Vikings with a waist rib), and the
value is in the eye of the beholder.
Vikings are native to only a few islands in the Andamen Sea
off the west coast of Thailand and a few spots on the mainland. The name
Viking came from a Thai horticulturalist who was reminded of the essence of the
Norse long boats. The Vikings are a new species (we think it's closely related to
N. mirabilis much like N. rowanae of Queensland Australia) and have not
been scientifically described. There is rumor that the scientific name will
be N. globosa . These plants
exude tropical Asian beauty. For the horticulturalist or Nepenthephile
they are a fantastic find.
CLOSE UP OF THE PITCHER
ENTIRE PLANT
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1. N. Viking
grade A
Vivid Red
2 growth points:
11 inch leaf span and 6 inch leaf span
sold out |
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2. N. Viking
grade B
pink/red
10 inch leaf span
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3. N. Viking
grade B+/A
pink/red
14 inch leaf span
sold out
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4. N. Viking
"long neck"
pink
17 inch leaf span
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5. N. Viking
grade A
pink/red
12 inch leaf span
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6. N. Viking
grade still unknown/ too soon to tell
pink
3 growth points, tons of pitchers, very vigorous grower
5 inch leaf span
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7. N. Viking
grade still unknown
pink
6 inch leaf span
sold |
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