Plants with Attitude
N. alata
N. alata pitcher Compost: Typical.

Watering: Typical, may tolerate a drier environment than many Nepenthes.

Cultivation Difficulty:  Easy (1).

PropagationGenerally very easy from cuttings.

Distribution:  The Philippines.1

Ecology:  Found in mossy forest, from 800-2400 m.2

N. alata upper pitcher
There are many different varieties of this species available, and their collective geographic distribution is considerable.  However, most varieties are considered to be very easy to grow due to their tolerance of a wide range of climatic conditions.  For this reason, most are a good choice for the beginner.

1 M. Jebb and M. Cheek, A Skeletal Revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae), Blumea 42(1), 1997, p. 15.
2 Ibid., p. 15.