Nepenthes longifolia BE-3704 tissue culture Nepenthes spectabilis (Giant) x undulatifolia

Nepenthes spectabilis (Giant) x undulatifolia is a carnivorous plant with squatty pitchers with stripey peristomes

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This was close to 20 years in the making

A cross between our ampullaria forms that are red bodied with green peristomes

flared peristomes and large pitchers

Nepenthes longifolia BE-3704 tissue culture Nepenthes spectabilis (Giant) x undulatifoliaOriginating from Sumatra, Indonesia, this species thrives in a variety of temperatures, typically found at altitudes between 300m and 1,100m. While it usually prefers intermediate conditions, it can adapt to warmer environments as well. Unlike many other Nepenthes species, it favors lower light levels, as it naturally grows in dense submontane forests, where it reaches toward available light. Because of its vigorous growth, the leaves remain quite