Nepenthes burkei x hamata

Ease to Grow: Easy Dormancy: No Native Range: Mount Kinabalu and Mount Tambuyukon in Sabah, Borneo Zones: 11-12 (10-13) Nepenthes burkei x hamata, is a medium size, easy to grow carnivorous tropical pitcher plant with large, 5+" red streaked pitchers and a very pronounced peristome collar, quite like the N. hamata parent. The coloration is very distinctive. It grows in the open or shade, among shrubs and trees. It does well in a window. It is quite good at catching large insects, such as: stink bugs, wasps and yellow jackets. It can be grown outdoors in the warm weather with a minimal transition period. It is a great in a terrarium, and as a houseplant or in the greenhouse. Plants are shipped bare-root, wrapped in damp sphagnum moss. Photographs are representative of species, and not the specific plant shipped. Height: 18+" Plant Type: Perennial, Tropical - Intermediate. Soil: Live Sphagnum Moss or Nepenthes Mix Light: Bright indirect indoors, full to partial sun outdoors. Use: Great house plant for the sunroom or does well in the greenhouse.