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Carnivorous Red Pitcher Plant - Nepenthes ventricosa - Easy | 
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| Brand: Hirts: Carnivorous Plants
Category: Lawn & Patio
Buy New: $9.99
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 8494
ASIN: B000TPAEI4
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | One of the best & easiest to grow! | | • | Pink/Red Traps with narrow waist! | | • | Grow in North or East window! | | • | Carnivorous |
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Product Description
Nepenthes ventricosa - Red Pitcher Plant. One of the best and easiest species to start with, this plant produces pink/red traps with a narrow 'waist' and is exceptionally easy to grow. Distribution: Philippines. Nepenthes are commonly known as pitcher plants or monkey cups as the tips of some leaves form jug like structures which hold a digestive liquid ready for the unsuspecting prey to fall in to. You can recreate their natural habitat in a variety of ways including greenhouse growing, Florida Room, and large terrariums which look magnificent in the home - and are quite a talking point! They can even be grown in a north or east window! Temperature: The Nepenthes come from high up in the hills surrounding perhaps jungles or other similar terrain. They can tolerate temperatures of 54 degrees F. to 95 degrees F. They won't be harmed by increasing the heat but they won't like it if it's kept too low and growth will eventually stop. Humidity: They require a medium humidity of around 50% - 70% as this is what they would normally get in their native environment, remember the highlander's are subject to light breezes where the moisture in the air is constantly being blown away. You can obtain this humidity by wetting the staging or paths if greenhouse grown or keeping a tray of water in the terrarium or under the pot. Misting is also a good idea, use clean fresh water with no these plants in a light position but out of direct sunlight otherwise the leaves and pitchers may scorch. If grown next to a window some shading must be provided such as net curtains or if in the greenhouse apply some whitewash to the glass. The plant you will receive is growing in a 4" pot with several pitchers!
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| Customer Reviews:
This plant is awesome!! September 9, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This plant is really cute! I thought it would be a little bigger, but it is tiny. It arrived way before any of my other Amazon stuff did, so great job on the shipping! I've named her Vesper, and so far so good! She's been keeping the fruit fly population down in my kitchen and she seems to like her window facing north. She also gets along well with MRSA, my Venus Flytrap. Carnivorous plants rock!
Fun office plant. November 2, 2007
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
we get little knats in our office so this has added a little fun to my day, waiting to see if its caught anything. After a week, plant still seems healthy and growing. It was packed really well and I have no complaints. I would order again from this supplyer.
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