About
This vigorous, evergreen tropical vine with large, mid-green leaves that produce carnivorous pitchers from the extended midrib of the leaf. Pitchers are around 15cm long and 8cm wide at maturity, and pale yellow, with speckles and lips that are dark red on younger pitchers, and deepening to dark purple on pitchers lower down the plant.
About the genus
Nepenthes or pitcher plants are a genus of evergreen, mostly epiphytic, insectivorous perennials. Their leaves are adapted to form pendulous, lidded, coloured pitchers that trap and digest insects
Growing conditions
SunlightPartial shade
Soil typeLoam
Soil pHAcid, Neutral
Soil moistureMoist but well-drained
AspectEast-facing, West-facing
ExposureSheltered
UK hardinessH1A
Plant details
Plant typeConservatory Greenhouse, Houseplants
HabitClimbing
FoliageEvergreen
Height0.5-1 metres
Spread0.5-1 metres
Time to full height2-5 years
Suggested usesHouseplants
Care notes
CultivationGrow indoors in hanging baskets of loose organic medium, such as a mixture of bark, sphagnum-type moss and charcoal. Keep humidity high and soil moist, but do not allow to sit in water. See carnivorous plant cultivation for more detailed advice
PruningTrim out spent pitchers
PropagationPropagate by seed, or by basal softwood cuttings in spring or summer
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to scale insects
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-free