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Carnivorous Partly documented

Nepenthes trichocarpa

Nepenthes × trichocarpa is the natural lowland hybrid of N. ampullaria and N. gracilis, found where the parents grow together in Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. It is a true hot-lowland plant: warm nights all year, constant rain and very humid air.

Nepenthes trichocarpa
Photo: ma_suska, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodClimber

Where it grows wild

Lowland forest edges, scrub and swampy heath alongside its parents, climbing through low vegetation or scrambling on the ground. It forms small, rounded, winged pitchers.

Lowland; measured sites sit at 0-450 m.

Peninsular MalaysiaBorneoSumatraSingapore

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.