Nepenthes rosea

A pitcher plant known only from Krabi Province in Peninsular Thailand, described in 2014 and named for the uniformly pink inside of its pitchers. It belongs to the N. thorelii group of Indochinese species and grows at 450–520 m in sand and humus, in clearings, scrub and open forest. Unusually, it sometimes forms a small rosette on its flower stalk.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

It grows in sand and humus in varying proportions, on both vertical and flat ground, in clearings, scrubland and open forest.

Known from 450–520 m, which is lowland to low hill in horticultural terms: it needs warm, not cool highland, conditions.

Peninsular Thailand (Krabi Province)

🔒 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.