Nepenthes danseri

A lowland tropical pitcher plant known only from the north coast of Waigeo Island, off western New Guinea. It grows on ultramafic rock in open scrub and on bare soil, from sea level to about 320 m. It needs heat, high humidity and strong light: in shaded forest it grows but does not make pitchers.

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 periodClimber

Where it grows wild

It grows on ultramafic rock and soil in open scrub and on bare, exposed ground, and also in forest, where it rarely produces pitchers. It climbs through the scrub or sprawls on the ground.

Sources give sea level to 320 m. The three GBIF records do not carry an elevation.

Indonesia (Waigeo Island, West Papua)

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.