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Compost:
Typical.
Watering: Typical. Cultivation Difficulty: Easy (1); likes heat but tolerates surprisingly cool temperatures, even down to 15 C. Propagation: Easy from cuttings. Distribution: Philippines.1 Ecology: Open mountainside; 230-600 m.1 |
| N. truncata upper pitcher |
| Unique among Nepenthes due to its scalloped leaf shape, N. truncata is an amazing species. We have seen specimens with pitchers the size of liter bottles! Leaves and pitchers are thick and rubbery, with the entire plant having a very stout structure, almost reminiscent of a succulent. This may account for the fact that this species has a surprising ability to withstand cold temperatures, even though it is a heat-loving lowlander. Our plants grow relatively slowly, though we have heard that in some cases this species can grow fairly quickly. Optimal conditions promote formation of large pitchers; plants can become sizeable. |
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| 1 M. Jebb and M. Cheek, A Skeletal Revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae), Blumea 42(1), 1997, p. 89. |