Heliamphora nutans
The first sun pitcher described, a highland Heliamphora from the tepui summits on the Venezuela–Guyana–Brazil border, including Roraima and Kukenán. It grows in open, constantly wet summit bogs at about 2000–2700 m, where days are cool, nights are colder and humidity rarely falls. At home it needs bright light, cool nights and constant moisture, which usually means a cooled terrarium or highland setup.
Where it grows wild
Marshy, open bogs and wet sandstone ledges on tepui plateaus, rooted in waterlogged peat and sphagnum among Brocchinia reducta and other bog plants. The summits are wind-swept, frequently in cloud and very nutrient-poor. Plants form clumps of pitchers that trap insects and hold rainwater, draining the excess through a slit in the pitcher.
Literature gives about 2000–2700 m. The 22 records with an elevation span 1312–2810 m (median 2110 m).
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