Pretty Predatory Plants : My early birthday present. To myself.

A living present for my 60th.

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Two years ago I would have thought I was nuts to spend what I did on this little plant. It was a splurge and an early birthday gift to myself as the big 6-0 is but a month away.
Actually I bought this Ampullaria x Hamata in late April. It is flourishing and is inflating a new big pitcher as we speak. Here's the info and pics:

🌱Nepenthes Ampullaria x Hamata
N. Ampullaria is native to Borneo, the Maluku Islands, New Guinea, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Thailand, and other smaller islands. It grows in damp, shady forest from sea-level to 6890 ft elevation. In Borneo, it occurs usually on relatively flat terrain in kerangas forest, peat swamp forest, and degraded swamp forest, from sea level to 3,200 ft elevation.
In Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia, it grows from sea level to 3,608 ft elevation, on flat terrain in heath forest, padang (meaning "field" in Malay), peat swamp forest, degraded swamp forest, and in padi fields. In New Guinea, it is predominantly present in Araucaria forests. The species has also been recorded from secondary forests, open microphyllous vegetation, and swamp grassland.
N. Hamata is endemic to Sulawesi, where it grows at elevations of 4,600–8,200 feet. They are known for their toothy peristomes. It is listed as Vunerable by IUCN.
Purchased at
https://bergenwatergardens.com