Nepenthes tenax

A small, stiffly upright pitcher plant from the swamp margins of the Jardine River area at the tip of Cape York, Queensland. Unlike most Nepenthes it stands on its own stems, to about 1 m, in open, windy sedgeland and heath, and its pitchers rarely pass 15 cm. It is a hot lowland plant for full sun and wet, sandy peat.

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

It grows in permanently or seasonally wet swamps, on the margins between swamp and low dunes, in sedgeland on wet black soil, in seasonally inundated herbland and in low heath on leached sand. The vegetation is open and low, so the plants stand in full sun and wind.

Near sea level; herbarium records give 15–34 m (median 25 m).

Australia (Queensland: northern Cape York Peninsula)

🔒 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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