Nepenthes Alata 7cm

NEPENTHES SP.
ALSO KNOWN AS MONKEY CUPS OR PITCHER PLANT, NEPENTHES ARE A DISTINCTIVE CARNIVOROUS PLANT THAT LOVE A WARM, HUMID ENVIRONMENT INDOORS OR OUTDOORS. GROW PLANTS IN PURE SPHAGNUM MOSS, AN ORCHID MIX, COIR OR COARSE FREE-DRAINING SLIGHTLY ACIDIC POTTING MIX. KEEP PROTECTED FROM HOT SUN IN SUMMER, BUT CAN BE MOVED TO A BRIGHTER SPOT IN WINTER. REMOVE DEAD PITCHERS AND LEAVES TO ALLOW INCREASED AIR CIRCULATION AND LIGHT.

LIGHT: PLANTS REQUIRE BRIGHT FILTERED LIGHT AND IN SUMMER SOME FORM OF SHADE IS ADVISED.

WATER: PLANTS SHOULD BE KEPT MOIST AT ALL TIMES. FREQUENCY OF WATERING WILL DEPEND ON THE ENVIRONMENT YOU ARE GROWING THE PLANT IN, AND THE SEASON. USUALLY, PLANTS KEPT INDOORS OR IN A GREENHOUSE WILL NEED WATERING LESS OFTEN THAN PLANTS SITUATED OUTSIDE, WHERE HOT WINDY WEATHER CAN DRY THE POTS OUT QUICKLY. TRY LIFTING THE POT REGULARLY TO FEEL THE WEIGHT, IF IT FEELS LIGHTER THAN USUAL,- IT PROBABLY NEEDS WATERING. KEEP THE INSECT CATCHING PITCHERS 1/3 FULL OF WATER DURING HOT SPELLS, IF THEY ARE DRYING OUT.

FERTILISER: AS EXPECTED WITH A CARNIVOROUS PLANT, THEY FEED THROUGH THEIR PITCHERS VERY WELL, AND CAN BE FED A FEW INSECTS BY HAND. NEPENTHES CAN ALSO BE FERTILISED THROUGH THE SOIL, EITHER WITH SLOW RELEASE OR LIQUID FERTILISERS. IT IS RECOMMENDED TO USE FERTILISERS AT QUARTER STRENGTH, TO AVOID BURNING THE PLANTS. HIGH NITROGEN FERTILISERS SHOULD BE AVOIDED, AS THIS WILL PROMOTE LOTS OF LEAVES AT THE EXPENSE OF PITCHER PRODUCTION.

PET-FRIENDLY: YES