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Carnivorous Partly documented

Nepenthes suratensis

A lowland pitcher plant from the coast of Surat Thani Province in peninsular Thailand, growing from sea level to about 200 m. It grows in open, sunny scrub and grassland on sandy soil and survives fires by resprouting from a thick rootstock. It wants hot conditions, very strong light and a free-draining sandy mix, and it is critically endangered in the wild.

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

Terrestrial in open scrub and grassland on sandy soils near the coast, and also on the steep slopes of low hills. It is a climber reaching about 3 m, and a fire-adapted (pyrophytic) plant with a well-developed rootstock that regrows after burning. Only three subpopulations remain near Kanchanadit, none of them protected; the largest has around 250 mature plants.

0–200 m. There are no usable wild records; the measured climate comes from a single lowland point at 68 m in eastern Thailand, not in Surat Thani.

Thailand

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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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