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Carnivorous Partly documented

Nepenthes cincta

Nepenthes × cincta is a rare natural hybrid between N. albomarginata and N. northiana from the limestone country around Bau, Sarawak. It mostly resembles N. albomarginata, with narrow funnel-shaped cream to dusky-purple pitchers spotted red or black, and is grown as a hot lowland plant.

Nepenthes cincta
Photo: en:User:Rbrtjong, Public domain, 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

Grows on or around limestone in the Bau area, where both parents occur; N. albomarginata favours open, sunny scrub and N. northiana limestone cliffs.

Lowland; 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.