Nepenthes glandulifera x platychila , is a new hybrid from Borneo Exotics. Seems to have become available late 2015 or early 2016 depending on which nursery imported it. Both Nepenthes glandulifera and platychila are used in hybrids heavily lately and I expect this to be one of the best yet to come out from Borneo Exotics!
Most Nepenthes glandulifera hybrids that I have encountered, consistently display great color, are very hirsute (hairy), and inherit the conspicuous glands for which the species is named. This cross is no exception and it shows with the gluttony of ants that this plant devours on a daily basis.
If you want to learn more about cultivation of carnivorous plants, I highly recommend the comprehensive grow guide The Savage Garden, Revised: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants by Peter D,Amato. It is very easy to follow and reference and contains pictures and cultivation techniques for every genus of carnivorous plants.
If you want to learn more about Nepenthes or other pitcher plants, and see pictures of these spectacular species in the wild, I highly recommend reading Pitcher Plants of the Old World Volume One and Pitcher Plants of the Old World Volume Two
by Stewart McPherson it is over 1000 pages about nepenthes and cephalotus.
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