Plants with Attitude
N. fusca
N. fusca lower pitcher Compost:  Typical highland.

Watering:  Typical, although it is more tolerant of dry compost than most Nepenthes.

Cultivation Difficulty:  Moderate (2); requires some degree of nocturnal cooling.

PropagationReasonably easy from cuttings.

Distribution:  Borneo.1

Ecology:  Generally grows epiphytically in mossy forest, 1200-2500 m.1

N. fusca lower pitcher
N. fusca is a very beautiful species, with rich colors.  An undemanding highland plant, it tolerates a drier compost than most other Nepenthes.  However, we have observed no evidence of root rot under typical conditions.  It is a slow grower, but pitchers are relatively long lived, and fairly stout.  Cuttings are slow, but usually easy, to root.

1C. Clarke, Nepenthes of Borneo, Kota Kinabalu, 1997, p. 87.