Nepenthes pilosa

Golden-furred pitcher plant

A rare highland pitcher plant from Bukit Batu Lesung, a sandstone ridge in Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), where about 200 plants grow in mossy forest at 1600–1700 m. New growth and leaf undersides are covered in long yellow-brown hairs, and the upper pitchers are broad and funnel-shaped. Most plants sold under this name before 2006 were actually N. chaniana from Sabah and Sarawak.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

It grows in mossy montane forest on a sandstone ridge with several small peaks. The stems climb through stunted, moss-laden trees and shrubs. The air is cool, cloudy and very humid.

In the strict sense it grows at 1600–1700 m. The recorded elevations of 840–1925 m (median 1925 m) come mostly from Gunung Alab in Sabah, from plants now treated as N. chaniana.

Indonesia (Kalimantan, 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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