Nepenthes adnata

A tiny pitcher plant from West Sumatra, growing on mossy sandstone cliff faces at about 600–1200 m. Its pitchers are only about 10 cm tall, among the smallest in the genus, and its thin stems climb or hang down the rock. It needs diffuse light, constant moisture and very high humidity, with warm days and mild nights.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows on mossy sandstone cliff faces among dense vegetation, in a moist setting that gets diffused rather than direct sun. Stems are rarely over 2 m long and 3 mm thick and either climb or hang. It grows with N. tenuis and near N. albomarginata, N. ampullaria, N. eustachya, N. gracilis and the bladderwort Utricularia striatula.

600–1200 m, with most ridges in the area just below 1000 m. The two measured sites are at 449 and 616 m, at or below the bottom of that range.

Sumatra

🔒 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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