Nepenthes macrovulgaris

A climbing pitcher plant found only on ultramafic (serpentine) soils in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, at about 300–1,200 m. Its pitchers reach about 25 cm and are green to brown, most often speckled. It is an intermediate grower: warm days, mildly cool nights, bright filtered light and constant humidity.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

A terrestrial, climbing plant of clearings in sub-montane forest and of mossy forest on ultramafic rock, where the soils are poor and rich in magnesium, iron and nickel. Forest on these soils is often stunted and open, so plants grow in bright spots among low trees and shrubs.

Literature gives 300–1,200 m. The 29 wild records with an elevation range from 250 to 1,100 m, median 825 m.

Sabah, Borneo

🔒 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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