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Compost: Pure
living sphagnum moss.
Watering: Daily; likes very moist conditions. Cultivation Difficulty: Challenging (3); really must be kept fairly cool for successful cultivation. Propagation: No current experience. Distribution: Sumatra.1 Ecology: Mossy forest, from 2000-2500 m.1 |
| N. aristolochioides lower pitcher | Male inflorescence |
| This highly unusual
species from Sumatra is very much worth growing, provided that one has
the appropriate environmental conditions. Based upon our experience,
such conditions are true highland, with temperatures ranging from 8 to
10 C at night to around 25 C during the day, though this species is more
tolerant of warm conditions when small. If kept too warm, either
during the day or at night, it fails to pitcher and does not grow well.
Not a good beginner plant, nor a good choice for those unable to provide
for its needs. Its rate of growth appears to be similar to that of
most other highland Nepenthes, however.
To the right is an image of a male inflorescence. At the time this image was taken, pollen had not yet been released by the anthers. Note their reddish color. |
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| 1C. Clarke, Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia, Kota Kinabalu, 2001, p. 105. |