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Carnivorous Partly documented

Nepenthes bauensis

Nepenthes × bauensis is a very rare natural hybrid between N. gracilis and N. northiana, known only from swampy ground around the limestone hills near Bau, Sarawak, at about 100 m. It grows like a vigorous, clumping N. gracilis with wider, red-banded peristomes from N. northiana, and needs hot, humid lowland conditions.

Nepenthes bauensis
Photo: User:Rbrtjong, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-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

Terrestrial in wet, swampy areas surrounding the limestone hills of Bau, where N. northiana grows on the limestone itself.

About 100 m; the climate data was computed at a generic Borneo point at 432 m.

SarawakBorneo

🔒 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 CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.