Heliamphora ionasi, while smaller as Heliamphora tatei as a whole plant certainly has the biggest pitchers in the whole genus. They have the size and shape of a trumpet, up to 50 cm in length. I will never forget the moment when I saw the first plant in the wild. It was simply incredible!
H. ionasi (Ilu Tepui) Huge rosette with pitchers 40 centimeters in length!
H. nutans x ionasi (Tramen Tepui) A natural hybrid, which is found on a foothil of the common base of Tramen and Ilu Tepui, near the place, where the strange variety of H. nutans grows. Actually, this variety that I classify as H....
New images (2004 and 2005) We revisited Heliamphora ionasi in January 2004. Nothing of our fascination for this incredible species was lost over the years! We found a new site with lowe vegetation as compared to the site of ...
