Nepenthes sumagaya

A highland pitcher plant known only from Mount Sumagaya in northern Mindanao, where it grows in open areas from 1,600 m to the summit at 2,247 m. It has very colourful pitchers with mostly striped peristomes, and no clear close relative in the genus. It was first published in 2014 as N. amabilis, an illegitimate name, and renamed N. sumagaya later that year.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Open areas on the upper slopes and summit of Mount Sumagaya, in montane and mossy vegetation. It grows alongside N. pantaronensis and forms natural hybrids with it. The habitat is cool, often cloudy and very humid.

From about 1,600 m to the summit at 2,247 m.

Philippines

🔒 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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