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Carnivorous Partly documented

Nepenthes justinae

A highland pitcher plant known only from Mount Hamiguitan in south-eastern Mindanao, Philippines, at 1,000–1,620 m, where it grows alongside N. hamiguitanensis, N. micramphora and N. peltata. The mountain's upper slopes carry mossy forest and stunted pygmy forest on ultramafic soils. Grow it as an intermediate-to-highland Nepenthes: warm days, a clear night drop, high humidity and bright light.

Nepenthes justinae
Photo: Thomas Gronemeyer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Upper montane and mossy forest, and the open, stunted pygmy forest on nutrient-poor ultramafic soils, on Mount Hamiguitan. Nepenthes in such habitats typically scramble through low vegetation and moss in fairly bright light.

1,000–1,620 m, up to the summit of Mount Hamiguitan.

Philippines (Mindanao)

🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.