Pitcher Plants Care

Watering should be regular, preferably through drainage holes. In the warm season, the substrate in the pot should be slightly damp all the time, and in winter, it should dry to a depth of 0.2 in (0.5 cm).

In the spring, cut the leaves almost to the base.

Pitcher Plants do not require constant fertilization. In rare cases, it is possible to feed the plant in the summer with ordinary flower fertilizer in small proportions and occasionally with insects in cold periods.

The plant needs bright diffused light such as southern or eastern window sills with shading in the midday hours.

For the substrate, buy soil for orchids from the store. If you prepare the soil yourself, mix three parts of leafy earth, two parts of peat, and one part of sand, adding a little charcoal.

You can propagate Nepenthes with seeds, but cuttings are easier and faster - the upper part of the seedling is cut off with almost all the lower leaves with a disinfected knife. In both cases, it is necessary to plant in a peat mixture with coconut and moss fibers, covered with polyethylene, providing sufficient light and heat above 73 °F (23 °C).

Mountain species feel good in the warm season at a temperature of 64-68 °F (18-20 °C) and in winter at 54-59 °F (12-15 °C). Plain Nepenthes prefer temperatures from 72-79 °F (22 to 26 °C) during the period of active growth and 61-68 °F (16-20 °C) in winter.

Pots, hanging baskets for orchids, or planters with a diameter of at least 1.6 in (14 cm) are used as containers.

The name of the genus comes from the word “the herb of oblivion” in ancient Greek mythology.