Nepenthes parvula

A very small lowland pitcher plant, described in 2016 and known only from swamps near the tip of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. It grows in open, permanently wet sedgeland on peat over white sand, only 20–40 m above sea level, in strong sun and tropical heat. It is related to N. mirabilis, N. rowaniae and N. tenax.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Freshwater swamp and open sedgeland in drainage lines among dune fields (Queensland Regional Ecosystem 3.3.64). It grows in permanently inundated or saturated ground, in a peat layer over leached white sand, with dwarf Asteromyrtus lysicephala, Gahnia and Baloskion sedges. The type locality is the margin of the Jardine Swamp. Mature plants are notably small, which gives the species its name.

Lowland: all labelled records are at 20–37 m.

Queensland (Cape York Peninsula)

🔒 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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