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Nepenthes

Asian Pitcher plant

Asian Pitcher plant

Exposure

  • Intense-moderate
  • Without direct sun

Rusticity

Tropicale

  • Carnivorous
  • Hanging-climbing
  • Terrarium
  • Demanding care
  • Non-toxic

Nepenthes is a carnivorous, epiphytic, climbing plant from Southeast Asia and Australia. It captures its prey with the gourds that grow at the tips of its leaves. This gourd contains a lid used to protect against rain, and also to trap the insect which will have been attracted by the perfume secreted by the wall of the gourd. When the insect reaches the gourd, it slides down the smooth walls and falls into the digestive juice, a liquid in which it drowns. This plant requires a very humid environment to live, or even a terrarium with clay balls at the bottom. It is still important that its roots do not bathe in water. The soil can be allowed to dry between waterings. It likes intense light, without being exposed to afternoon rays.

Plant details

Dimensions

Spacing
- in.
Spread
12 - 16 in.
Height
72 - 118 in.

Characteristics

Habit:

  • Climbing

Flowering colours:

  • White
  • Greenish

Plant needs

Watering:

  • Keep the soil slightly moist

Maintenance:

  • Hard

Soil requirement:

  • Well drained and light. Orchid potting soil

Features

Resistance:

Attract:

Use:

  • Terrarium
  • Hanging basket
  • Trellis

Attribute:

  • Carnivorous plant

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