Parentage of Nepenthes 'Velvet' Hybrid: Fusca x Maxima Cross from Dutch Breeder DeRoose

Nepenthes × 'Velvet' (also called 'Gentle' or 'Gentle Velvet') is a hybrid of N. fusca × N. maxima. The exact pod parent is uncertain.

DeRoose also created the ubiquitous hardware-store 'alata' (technically N. alata × (N. ventricosa × N. alata), often sold as 'ventrata').

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