🌱Nepenthes Spectabilis x Mira
Seed Grown - BE-3181 - Borneo Exotics
N. Mira is a highland pitcher plant endemic to Palawan in the Philippines. It grows at elevations of 5085–5265 feet above sea level and is known for it's wide mouth pitchers.
This hybrid is really stunning,known to produce large, colorful pitchers. It's listed as Vunerable by the IUCN.
N. Spectabilis is endemic to Sumatra, where it grows at elevations of between 4,500 and 7,200 feet above sea level.
I won this sweet little plant on an online auction at: https://nativeexoticsonline.com
to benefit Meadowview Biological Research Station who's goal is to "preserve and restore a part of our natural bog heritage by returning the endangered Yellow Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia flava, and the Purple Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea, to their historic ranges in Virginia and Maryland". For more information please check out http://pitcherplant.org
🌱Nepenthes Platychila x Vogelii
Christian Klein – Seed Grown
N. Platychila is endemic to the Hose Mountains of central Sarawak found at 2,900 - 4,500 ft elevation. It's notable for it's smooth peristome and funnel-shaped upper pitchers. Although highland,it grows well at intermediate conditions.
N. Vogelii is endemic to Borneo found at 3,280 - 4,920 ft elevation. It's thought to be most closely related to N. fusca.
Nepenthes platychila x vogelii is a really stunning hybrid known to produce colorful pitchers and a very striped peristome. This plant prefers highland conditions, which means that it should be kept around 70-80°F during the day and 50-60°F at night with a very high relative humidity. Purchased at https://nativeexoticsonline.com
