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NEPENTHES
INFO + CARE

genus: Nepenthes L.
common name/s: tropical pitcher plants, monkey cups
type: liana-forming pitcher plants
family: Nepenthaceae
native range: from South China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines; westward to Madagascar (two species) and the Seychelles (one); southward to Australia (four) and New Caledonia (one); and northward to India (one) and Sri Lanka (one). The greatest diversity occurs on Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines
zone: 10 to 12
height: up to 20 m
spread: to 2 m
type species: Nepenthes distillatoria L.
bloom time: rarely flowers indoors
sun: part shade
water: medium to high
maintenance: medium to high
soil type: loose, open soil that remains wet to moist but allows drainage of excess water
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