Nepenthes Carnivorous Vine - Monkey Cups, Tropical Pitcher Plants - 10 Seed Pack - New

Nepenthes, popularly known as tropical pitcher plants or monkey cups, is a genus of carnivorous plants in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae. The genus comprises roughly 140 species, and numerous natural and many cultivated hybrids. They are mostly vine-forming plants of the Old World tropics, ranging from South China, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines; westward to Madagascar and the Seychelles; southward to Australia and New Caledonia; and northward to India and Sri Lanka. The greatest diversity occurs on Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines. This mix consists of tropical montane plants, receiving warm days but cool to cold, humid nights year round. The name "monkey cups" refers to the fact that monkeys have been observed drinking rainwater from these plants. 

They are commonly grown as curiosity plants and are a source of wonder for children and adults alike. They form pitchers (cups) that hang from trees. Its pitcher is similar to that of the North American pitcher plant, Sarracenia in that it relies on a pool of water to trap its prey. It has a most unusual leaf that first looks like a normal leaf but then develops a tendril at its tip, and finally the tip of the tendril develops an amazing pitcher. It gains support by twining the tendril around another plant.

The potting mixture should consist of a mix of 50% Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss and 50% Horticultural Perlite.

This pack consists of Mixed Nepenthes Species, Hybrids & Cultivars