Nepenthes rajah BE3152

$50.00 – $80.00

Nepenthes rajah BE3152 is the “King of Nepenthes”. The large peltate leaves produce enormous purple pitchers that have been recorded to consume small mammals! These are legitimate artificially propagated plants. The plants are a random assortment from 4 clones, originating in tissue culture from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Plants are in 4 inch pots with long fiber sphagnum moss and perlite.

Note the plants offered in Fall 2022 are x small but are vigorous and growing well for us.

Description

Nepenthes rajah BE3152

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: above 50 degrees. Ideal is 65 to 80 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.