How do you take care of Nepenthes Miranda?

keep the soil moist at all times with pure water, and provide plenty of humidity for best trap production. We grow ours in greenhouse conditions, but they can be grown outdoors in dappled sunlight in most areas, provided they are kept above 55 degrees (they ARE tropical after all!).

Is Nepenthes Miranda lowland?

Description. This perennial carnivorous tropical plant is classified as a Lowland, Intermediate, and sometimes even Highland, due to its Highland and Lowland ancestry.

Is Nepenthes a carnivore?

Nepenthes species are perennial herbaceous plants and frequently grow in very acidic soil, though some are epiphytes. All the species are carnivorous plants that capture insects and other prey by means of modified pitcher-shaped leaves that function as passive pitfall traps.

How much sunlight does a pitcher plant need?

Outdoor specimens live in slightly acidic soils. Pitcher plants must be kept wet and can even grow in water gardens. The plants need boggy, moist soil and will perform well at the margins of a pond or bog garden. Pitcher plants thrive in full sun to light shade.

How big can a Nepenthes grow?

Nepenthes alata is easy to care for and forms bright red pitchers that can reach 7 inches (8 cm) in length. Nepenthes eymae produces wide, red speckled pitchers low on the plant and small green pitchers higher up, making for a nice, diverse look.

Is Nepenthes Miranda Highland?

Nepenthes x Miranda is a complex hybrid, most likely the cross N. (northiana x maxima) x maxima. It is a highland. Plants are shipped bare-root, wrapped in damp sphagnum moss.

How do you identify a Nepenthe?

mostly lower pitchers. yellowish pitchers with deep red stripes/speckles and red peristomes (the lip around the mouth) pitchers that are about the same diameter from top to bottom. wide leaves, often with a red tinge.