Pitcher Plant Gallery

Highland Nepenthes are used of having cold nights, while the daytime temperatures can still reach 30 degree Celsius. How cold the temperature drop at night is depends on the altitude, usually it ranges between 10-20 degree Celsius. Still many of them can be negotiated to grow in the lowlands , some punish it with slowed growth or even crippled pitchers, for others you won't feel a problem at all. It certainly helps to provide them with a moist (air!) growing environment, while they usually prefer a more airy, coarse soil. With an airy soil, care has to be taken that it never dries out.

Highland Species

N. alata 'Banaue highland'

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This form is abundant in the highlands of the Cordillera Mountain range in northern Luzon and is often seen at road banks, where it is frequently trimmed back and burned by the highway maintenance workers.
There are purely green forms and striped ones.

N. burbidgeae

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A very pretty highlander (1200- 2550m) with cream white pitchers (Later!). Let's see if we can satisfy it's needs! So far it grows well and produces nice pitchers even during dry season. Stay tuned!
It originates from Borneo around Mt. Kinabalu.

N. copelandii "Marilog"

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Strikingly similar to N. alata, but lacks the apendage below the lid. Further the upper pitcher might be funnel shaped. Haven't seen them yet though. This is a copelandii form new to cultivation located in southern Mindanao at around 1100m asl. It shares the habitat with N. truncata. Recent DNA research revealed that this plant is not at all related to alata despite the looks.

N. copelandii 'Mt. Apo' BE3046

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This is the classic Mt. Apo form of N. copelandii with the perfect funnel shaped pitchers that can be near white in color.

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N. diatas 'Bandahara' BE3056

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A highlander from the highest mountains in Sumatra, Indonesia. It has a strongly ripped, irresistable, devilish red peristome. We are growing her close relative N. ovata since a while and it doesn't seem to mind the lower altitude at all and is even a good pitcher keeper.

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N. ephippiata BE3064

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This plant shares similarities with N. lowii, having also a bristled underside of the lids. The pitchers also tend to be waisted but not as strong as in lowii. Altitude 1300-1900m. It might be ok with warmer temperatures than lowii and is performing very well for us, having 5 live pitchers simultaneously.

N. eymae BE3067

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At first this plant looks clearly like a N. maxima, but once it develops wine glass shaped uppers it is easy to tell the difference. Altitude 1500-1800m. A fast and uncomplicated plant recommendable to beginners.

N. fusca 'Sarawak' BE3070

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A very pretty highlander from Borneo, Malaysia. The plant shares some similarities with N. maxima. The lid becomes triangular and stands upright in some cases, which is the typical for the species. This is the classic form.

N. fusca 'flared Peristome' BE3068

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This form of N. fusca features a spectacular flared peristome.

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N. lowii BE3100

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The famous plant that has toilet bowl shaped upper pitchers, which are designed to collect excrements of visiting birds and most likely drinking water, too. It takes a while to grow this to a large plant, but it does already very well at our intermediate elevation. Altitude of this species 1600-2600m.

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N. macfarlanei BE3103

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A pretty but delicate highlander (1000-2150m) from the Cameroon highlands in Peninsular Malaysia with very colorful pitchers. In full sunlight these can even turn into white. If grows very well in intermediate locations, can also adopt to the lowlands, but has to be kept humid at all times. The red peristome has definitely ferrari colors. Actually the whole plant feels very "high resolution", the speckles and morphological details (the leaves have a very thin red margin for example) seem to be much finer than other species, making already the small plants spectacular. It is also notable that the underside of the lid is hairy.

N. mira BE3123

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A plant only known from the summit area of Cleopatra's peak in Palawan, Philippines. It shows similarities to it's neighbors N. deaniana, N. attenboroughii, N. mantalingajanensis and even N. rajah. Therefore you should reserve ample of space for it. Altitude 1500-1600m

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N. ovata BE3133

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A highlander from Sumatra with a good peristome, spectacular blackening of older pitchers and a unique appendage below the lid. Altitude 1700-2100m. N. ovata is closely related to N. carunculata and N. bongso (same without the crest below the lid), then it is not so different from N. singalana (rounded instead of accuminate leaf apex) , N. spathulata (wider peristome, shorter teeth) that looks like adrianii, N. densiflora (no appendage, elongated neck at lower pitchers) and N. diatas of course. And while we are at it N. rigidifolia (thicker leafes, subapical tendril insertation) and N. naga (dichotomous lid appendage) look also very much like N. ovata. Maybe that's the secret why Sumatra has so many species? :-)
It grows and pitchers btw very well at our farm, we didn't even have to hang it in a tree to add some altitude ;-)

N. rajah BE3152

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This is the king of all Nepenthes as it claims to have largest traps in the genus, sometimes cited as the largest carnivorous plant on the planet. It is an ultrahighlander occuring between 1500-2650 on Mt. Kinabalu and Tambuyukon in Borneo. Due to its fame and occurence on a limited habitat it is considered threatened However in the meantime it has entered successfully mass propagation and should be preserved for generations to come. If you are challenged to give this plant a try, make sure you can offer lower night time temperatures.

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N. sanguinea BE3162

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An undemanding highland (900-1800m) plant from the Genting Highlands of peninsular Malaysia. It produces many large orange colored or maroon pitchers and is in our experience the fastest grower in the genus.

N. sibuyanensis BE3164

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A highland (1500-1800m) plant with giant pitchers from the windswept summit of Mt. Guiting-Guiting, Sibuyan island in the eastern Philippines. The pitchers remind on those from N. ventricosa, at least as long N. sibuyanensis is a baby plant... It has extremely long tendrils that try to hide the pitchers in the loose soil for additional storm proofing.

Picture taken in natural habitat.

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N. spectabilis BE3176

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A highlander from Gunung Pangulubao growing at an altitude from 1400-2200m. It somewhat reminds the observer of N. maxima, but latest the upper pitchers don't fail to amaze, due to their sheer length and slimness with an infundibular pitcher top. The coloration is also very high contrast.

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N. stenophylla

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Another pretty highlander (1000-2600m) from the Bareo highlands. Very similar to N. fusca and N. faizaliana and synonymous to N. fallax and maybe even hairier than N. pillosa. It likes high humidity, the best pitchers are produced during rainy season.

N. surigaoensis

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A plant for a long time united with N. merrilliana has been rediscovered and found to be significantly different. Opposite to N. merrilliana it has longer tendrils, tubbier and smaller pitchers, decurrent wings along the stem and pitchers covered with hair. We found it so far at altitudes from 1000-1500m in Agusan and Bukidnon Provinces, Philippines. Ironically not in Surigao Province, in which it still might be found anytime.

N. tentaculata BE3192

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Small highland (700-2550m) plant with funny lids and a steep ovate peristome from Borneo and Sulawesi. It is producing healthy leafs and pitchers year round. There are some Nepenthes that are sort of boring when young as they still lack adult features that distinguish them from other species. This one is not! It is a very close relative to the famous but still expensive N. hamata.

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N. truncata 'Pasian' BE3203

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The famous Nepenthes truncata has a more spectacular highland form. More hair, more red and a striped peristome. Still it does grow well under lowland conditions, too. It originates from Mt. Pasian in northeastern Mindanao. Opposite to many others sources in the Philippines these plants originate from in-vitro thus keeping the natural populations protected!

Picture shows the adult plant of an almost similar clone.

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N. veitchii

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The species generally occurs from 50-1200m. The picture still shows a young plant. The peristome tends to get very huge and triangular later. The plant has the ability to 'hug' trees and climb them up. One of the most spectacular plants in the genus.

N. ventricosa 'red, clone 1' BE3215

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A lovely and fast growing highland (1200-1500m) plant from Luzon island in the Philippines. The pitchers are waisted and have a waxy pinkish surface. This plant remains relatively small, although the adult pitchers impress by size and beauty.
Still, in the lowlands like Manila during the dry season, pitchering might stop for a while, which is not threatening to the plant itself.

Picture shows a similar but not identical clone

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N. ventricosa 'Madja-as' BE3278

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This ventricosa form is from the highest mountain of Panay island. It has a different coloration and peristome than its neighbor and resembles some features of N. burkei from Mindoro. This ventricosa is very new to cultivation, there is even a chance that it might be separated into a new species one day.

Picture shows a young plant in habitat. The monster peristome is yet to come ;-)

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