About
Nepenthes edwardsiana is a highland tropical pitcher plant from Borneo producing very large, elongated pitchers with distinctive, toothed, ribbed peristomes � among the most spectacular of all pitcher plants for a cool to intermediate, humid, heated greenhouse.
About the genus
Nepenthes, the tropical pitcher plants, are evergreen, mostly epiphytic, insectivorous perennials producing leaves adapted to form pendant, lidded pitchers that trap and digest insects. Grown in warm, humid heated greenhouses and terrariums.
Plant details
Suggested usesBorders, containers, mixed plantings.
Care notes
CultivationPlant in well-drained soil. Water during establishment.
PruningRemove dead growth as needed.
PropagationPropagate by division, cuttings, or seed.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.