Nepenthes x kinabaluensis (villosa x rajah) in cultivation Asian Pitcher plant species: Sumatra, Indonesia Altitude: 2420 to 3030 (7940-9941 feet) meters above sea level Nepenthes x kinabaluensis is a natural hybrid from two of the most sought after Nepenthes species, N. villosa and N. rajah. I got my plant from Jeremiah Harris when he was at the BACPS […]
Nepenthes izumiae in cultivation Asian Pitcher plant species: Sumatra, Indonesia Altitude: 1700-1900 (5577-6234 feet) meters above sea level Nepenthes izumiae is one of my favorite species because of its dark colored pitchers and wicked toothy peristome. I currently have 4 different individual N. izumiae, one is from Borneo Exotics that I got from California Carnivores, a seed grown originally
Nepenthes truncata Highland/Intermediate/Lowland Pitcher plant species: Mindanao, Philippines Altitude: 0-1500 meters above sea-level (0-4920 feet) Nepenthes truncata in named for its “truncate” (heart shaped) leaves. The leaves, ease of growth and its giant pitchers make N. truncata a very popular plant in botanical collections N. truncata has been a great beginner windowsill plant, because of its thick leaves it
Nepenthes glabrata in cultivation Asian Pitcher plant species: Sulawesi, Indonesia Elevation: 1600-2100 meters above sea level(~5249-6890 feet) Nepenthes glabrata is a small growing species found on the island on Sumatra in Indonesia. This species is highly regarded for its small, terrarium friendly size and its beautiful painted pitchers. Nepenthes glabrata is from high elevation in mossy cloud forest and
Nepenthes glandulifera x platychila Asian Pitchers plant hybrids: Borneo Exotics Hybrid BE-3661 Highland: Hybrid of one easy highland and and intermediate 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
Nepenthes robcantleyi Originally sold as “Nepenthes black truncata” Pitcher plant species: Mindanao, Philippines Altitude: 1800 meters above sea-level (~5900 feet) Nepenthes robcantleyi has been extremely easy to care for since I received it from Predatory Plants as a small seedling. It pitchers on every leaf with no problems and regularly dries out completely without any ill effect. I
Nepenthes hamata in cultivation Asian Pitcher plant species: Sulawesi, Indonesia Altitude: 1400-2500 (4590-8200 feet) meters above sea level Nepenthes hamata is one of the most desirable and iconic of all nepenthes. Although it has been described for over 30 years, the shear demand and relative difficulty in cultivation has kept this as a collectors plant and very expensive. I
Nepenthes glabrata x aristolochioides Asian Pitcher plant hybrid: Borneo Exotics BE- Highland-Ultra: Hybrid of one highland and one ultra-highland parent. Nepenthes glabrata x aristolochioides is a great hybrid from Borne Exotics and really got the best of both parents. It seems to get the great painted color that N. glabrata is known for and the tubby
Nepenthes singalana x hamata Asian Pitcher Plant Hybrid Altitude: Highland, Man-made hybrid Nepenthes singalana x hamata is a hybrid that I obtained through Borneo Exotics. I have two clones and they are very similar but there seems to be some minor variation between them in color, peristome teeth and the pitcher shape. I was able to
Nepenthes lingulata Asian Pitcher plant species: Barisan Mountains, Sumatra, Indonesia Altitude: 1700-2100 meters above sea level (~5580-6890 feet) Nepenthes lingulata is a recently discovered species found for the first time in 2004 and described in 2006. It is most closely related to Nepenthes izumiae, but the namesake tongue makes them easy to tell apart. Up until very