Nepenthes alata Blanco
Pitcher plant
medium size, robust growing carnivorous tropical pitcher plant with good sized, 8" green pitchers, tinted red with speckles The leaves of Nepenthes have a stalk and blade as in many other plants, but the tip of the leaf continues as another stalk, then curves upwards and expands into an open chamber shaped like a jug and topped by a little flap (operculum) The mouth of the pitcher is curved inwards, and the operculum rises away from the mouth as the pitcher develops
Light preference: Bright light without being direct
Water preference: Fair amount of water
Ph: acidic range 2-6
Soil: Porous and low fertility, live sphagnum moss or nepenthes mix
Great house plant for the sunroom or does well in the greenhouse. Easy Grower, Good for a Hanging Basket
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