Nepenthes edwardsiana

A rare highland pitcher plant from Mount Kinabalu and Mount Tambuyukon in Sabah. It is known for its long, cylindrical upper pitchers ringed with a tall, flared, ribbed peristome. It grows in cold, constantly wet mossy forest and is one of the hardest Nepenthes to keep in cultivation.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-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 trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows in dense mossy forest and ridge-top vegetation that is constantly wet and often in cloud. It is usually epiphytic on trees but also roots in moss over rocks, mostly on ultramafic soils and sometimes on sandstone. On Tambuyukon, plants in bamboo forest produce especially long pitchers.

Wikipedia gives 1500–2700 m. The 4 records with an elevation span 2320–2460 m, median 2325 m.

Borneo (Sabah)

🔒 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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