amazonicum

hdd, I suspect my plant is a hybrid of some sort. Nid. amazonicum might possibly be a parent? But, I think that it lacks the leaf mottling that my plant has. I would almost guess that Nid. fugens could cause the mottling, but I think that the primary bracts would have at least a tinge of orange.
Paul

Paul, I was also thinking Nid fulgens. You know that you get a red and an orange one? If it is a hybrid with amazonicum as one parent, what about rutilans as the other?
Japie

After browsing through all the Nidularium photos on the fcbs site, and looking through the Baensch book, I give my my plant about a 95% chance of being either 'Casmir Morobe' or 'RaRu'. Both plants have white flowers, those are not terribly common with Nidulariums. I'm leaning more towards 'Casmir Morobe' because the leaves and primary bracts appear to have smaller and fewer spines.
The BSI cultivar registry is a bit sketchy in its notes about 'RaRu', and apparently 'Casmir Morobe' has never been registered. Any more insights?

Paul, how big is your plant? Casimir de Morobe is HUGE. Almost a meter in diameter! The flowering bracts are also more pointy. This picture was taken when I received the plant so I do not know how old the inflorescense was and the plant also looked a bit tattered. The flower on your plant also has a nicer shape for me. Japie
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Hi Paul,
Checking out Baensch's book,I'd tend to go with Nid.rutilans,or Ra Ru.Both have the irregular spotted leaves,and the brachts of rutilans are a closer color to your plant than Ra Ru. HDD's amazonica has brachts very similar to your plant,and color too,but the leaves are not spotted. As rutilans is more common,in the trade,I think, I'd kind of lean that way for the ID.
Bob

Japie,
My plants measures about 2 feet across, or 65-70 cm. I don't feed heavily and it's growing in a 6 1/2" pot, so that may temper it's size a bit. If that's your plant though, and it's labelled 'Casmir Morobe', then I'd give 'RaRu' more serious consideration. Anyone out there growing 'RaRu' that could confirm a diagnosis?
Bob,
I've got a couple of issues with calling it rutilans. I know that the species is quite variable, especially when botanists took to lumping Nid. regelioides into Nid. rutilans. Most of them tend to have colored flowers ranging from pink to various shades of red. Second item which casts doubt for me- I have two other plants labeled Nid. rutilans, one is the former Nid. regelioides with pink spotted bracts and pink flowers, and the second is the Nid. rutilans var. variegata with red bracts and red flowers. Both plants are significantly smaller, only measuring about 16-18" across. Respectfully, Paul