Nepenthes Alata – Carnivorous Pitcher Plant
$21.00
1 Nepenthes Alata – You will be receiving bare root plant ready for potting.
Ease to Grow: Easy.
Dormancy: No.
Native Range: Philippine Highlands.
Zones: 11-12 (9-14).
Nepenthes Alata, is a medium size, robust growing carnivorous tropical pitcher plant with good sized, 8″ green pitchers, tinted red with speckles. Traps are almost cylindrical in the upper half, and stout and rounded, in the lower half. There are pretty, serrated wings along the ant trail. The lid is wide and usually red, but can be green. It has a glandular crest beneath the lid. It is common throughout the Philippines, growing in the open or shade, among grasses and shrubs. It is heat tolerant and does well in a window. It is quite good at catching large insects, such as: stink bugs, wasps and yellow jackets. It is a great house plant, that can be grown outdoors in the warm weather with a minimal transition period. It is a good Nepenthes for beginners.
Plants are shipped bare-root, wrapped in damp sphagnum moss or peat. Photographs are representative of species, and not the specific plant shipped.
Height: 18+”.
Plant Type: Perennial, tropical.
Soil: Live Sphagnum Moss or Nepenthes Mix.
Light: Bright indirect indoors, full to partial sun outdoors.
Use: Great house plant for the sunroom or does well in the greenhouse.
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I would Highly Recommend shipping in 2 days or sooner. The less time the plants have go through travel & handling and the sooner it gets sunlight the better for the plant!
I purchased the same kind of plants from another company and the plants were smaller and had no pitchers/cups on them. They survived for about 4-6 months but was never able to get a pitcher to grow… but now I feel I am more prepared for this set. I have them in a terrarium tank and temporarily have bubble on top to help with increasing the humidity.
I poked a few holes into the bubble wrap and made a couple little windows out of the bubble wrap b/c I know they need airflow as well.
I'm looking to have an acrylic top made with little holes and windows (two corner windows; one opposite from the other) for circulation (fresh airflow)!
Thank you!
~Jake~