Plants with Attitude
N. vieillardii
N. vieillardii lower pitcher Compost: Typical.

Watering: Typical.

Cultivation Difficulty:  Moderate (2); seems more sensitive to fluctuations than most Nepenthes.

PropagationNo experience.

Distribution:  New Caledonia.1

Ecology:  Scub, forest by streams; 30-800 m.1

N. vieillardii lower pitcher
Bedecked in pastel colors, this species is a gem.  It is a fairly slow grower, but its beauty more than makes up for it.

1 M. Jebb and M. Cheek, A Skeletal Revision of Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae), Blumea 42(1), 1997, p. 91.