N. maxima X (Rokko X veitchii)
purchase date: 4 / 06
arrived as a rooted cutting
plant origin: Exotica Plants
photo taken:  11 / 06

Nepenthes maximai X (Rokko X veitchii) is a complex hybrid involving highlanders and lowlanders. I'm currently growing this hybrid under shade cloth outdoors as a highlander. This was one of my plants that got held up in customs from a previous Exotica Plants order. That shipment was dipped with insecticides that pretty much decimated most of the plants in that order. I guess I got lucky because this hybrid survived. I purchased this hybrid because Exotica Plants had a photo of the same hybrid in their peristome collection link and it looked really nice. Right now I don't think this hybrid is anything exceptional but this is the first pitcher. The photos from Exotica's site show this hybrid to be very showy. Whether this is a cutting from that exact plant I have no idea. It could be a clone from one of their many stock plants so mine may look a little different. 

Cultivation: moderate outdoors so far, maybe easier  and faster grower under lowland to intermediate conditions
Market availability: rooted cuttings; limited availability to Exotica Plants or people who have taken cuttings from their private stock
Species variability: some among the different seed grown plants
$ / size: moderate $30.00 and up
Cuttings: none available for trade
Sex: unknown