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Carnivorous Well documented

Heliamphora parva

A small sun pitcher known only from the Neblina massif on the Venezuela–Brazil border, at about 1,750–2,200 m. It was described in 1978 as a variety of H. neblinae and raised to species in 2011. Like other highland Heliamphora it needs cool, very humid, bright conditions and constantly moist, airy sphagnum; it is among the harder carnivorous plants to grow.

Heliamphora parva
Photo: Ingrid Pol-Yin Lin, Multimedia Technician, Smithsonian Institution Department of Botany, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Open, boggy, very wet ground on the Neblina massif, in sphagnum and among low shrubs and sedges in an almost constantly cloudy, rainy climate. Plants grow in bright light but are often partly sheltered by surrounding vegetation.

1,750–2,200 m in the literature; our 6 GBIF records span 1,680–2,200 m (median 2,093 m).

Venezuela

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.