Nepenthes glabrata

A small-pitchered highland Nepenthes from Central Sulawesi, named for its almost hairless leaves and stems. Its pitchers are only a few centimetres tall, and the upper ones look hand-painted, with red speckles on a yellowish ground. It grows in open high forest at 1600–2100 m and does best in cool, bright, humid conditions.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

A terrestrial climber that grows in open, high montane forest, scrambling up to about 13 m through the vegetation. It gets moderate to high light. Little else is published about its microhabitat.

The literature gives 1600–2100 m. The two measured sites are at 2000 and 1126 m; the lower one is below the published range.

Indonesia (Central Sulawesi)

🔒 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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