Nepenthes campanulata

Bell-shaped pitcher plant

A small, rare lowland pitcher plant from Borneo that grows on damp, mossy limestone cliffs and makes only one kind of pitcher: a small, bell-shaped, yellow-green cup up to about 10 cm tall. It was feared extinct after fires in the 1980s–90s destroyed its first known site, and was rediscovered in Gunung Mulu National Park in 1997. It wants hot, very humid, bright-shaded conditions and a free-draining mix, grown so the stems can hang.

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

Lithophytic on limestone cliff faces in damp, mossy spots in lowland forest. Stems and pitchers hang from ledges and cracks on the rock.

Lowland, at about 100–300 m. The three measured records sit at about 60–370 m.

Borneo

🔒 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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