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Carnivorous Partly documented

Nepenthes pyriformis

Nepenthes × pyriformis is a natural hybrid of N. inermis and N. talangensis known only from Mount Talang in West Sumatra, where it grows in cool, wet upper montane forest. It is a true highland plant despite the lowland climate figures attached to it.

Nepenthes pyriformis
Photo: Shawn Mayes, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Upper montane mossy forest and summit scrub on Mount Talang, where both parents grow epiphytically or scrambling through moss-covered shrubs.

Both parents grow roughly 1,500–2,600 m on Mount Talang; the hybrid occurs where they overlap.

Sumatra

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.