Nepenthes gracilis BE 4060

$30.00

Nepenthes gracilis is a widespread and easy to grow species. These plants have multiple growing points and are ideal for warm terrariums. Like N. ampullaria, this species will also form basal rosettes of pitchers if the stems are pruned.

Random selection from many different cones out of microprop.

September 2022: these are medium plants like the first picture. Plants are potted in a 4.0 inch pot filled with long fiber sphagnum moss plus perlite.

2 in stock

Description

Nepenthes gracilis BE 4060

Climate: Lowland

Tropical Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes sp.) Care

Best to use only pure water – rainwater, distilled water or RO water. Be careful of bottled water as some contain salt which will kill your Tropical Pitcher plant
Keep a small amount of pure water in each trap. Mist plants regularly.
Keep soil moist; but well drained at all times. Do Not let your Nepenthes sit in water
Nepenthes like partial sunny location. They grow well on windowsills or under fluorescent lights in a terrarium.
Soil is mixture 3 parts long fiber sphagnum with 1 part perlite or 1 part fine orchid bark.
Fertilize Nepenthes with foliar fertilizer. ¼ tsp of Maxsea per gallon of water, 2 times a month
Nepenthes like to grow warm: Ideal range for lowland Nepenthes is 75 to 90 degrees with high humidity.

Note: Pitchers will change in color and shape as they mature. Often there are also several different clones in our mix, so the pitchers may vary slightly for this reason as well.