Nepenthaceae alata--'Monkey Cups'

[No-Pro-mwa]

That is one cool plant you have there.

[pipsxlch]

cjm3fl, I'm near you and have similar conditions... I have your Nepenthes and 3 others (don't know species/grex- the bigger ones also commonly available with red spots on the cups). I've had them a couple years now and they grow great with the orchids. I've had to divide and repot the larger one, hence having 3. They're hanging in a shadier spot than most of the orchids- more dappled to shade than dappled to sun. Potted in sphagnum in hanging plastic pots. I think you'll find your 'monkey cups' quite rewarding!

p.s. when it isn't raining, they get watered with plain old hose water from the city system. Hasn't killed them yet.

[cjm3fl]

Thanks for the info pipsxlch and always great to hear from a 'neighbor'!

I decide to "upgrade" my water choice and got some Spring Water. I'll spend a few cents more.

I live in a retirement community that "does" it's own water.
It's really heavy with chemicals so I hate to use it so much but we haven't had much in the way of rain yet.


The "new" one is still too small to worry about re-potting yet but I really want to have/get more plants that will reduce the number of mosquitoes and other nuisance bugs

While I don't have any plants with dip-plates or resevoirs it seems all these guys like to hang out around my carport plants.

[SFLguy]

Originally Posted by cjm3fl

Thanks for the info pipsxlch and always great to hear from a 'neighbor'!

I decide to "upgrade" my water choice and got some Spring Water. I'll spend a few cents more.

I live in a retirement community that "does" it's own water.
It's really heavy with chemicals so I hate to use it so much but we haven't had much in the way of rain yet.


The "new" one is still too small to worry about re-potting yet but I really want to have/get more plants that will reduce the number of mosquitoes and other nuisance bugs

While I don't have any plants with dip-plates or resevoirs it seems all these guys like to hang out around my carport plants.

I would avoid spring water at all costs
They have minerals in them that can kill the roots.

[Jenascrich]

I love mine and it's constantly growing more pitchers. I make sure all the pitchers have a little water in them so they don't dry out. Mine is in part shade.


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[Jenascrich]

See the shoots on top? They just continue coming.



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[cjm3fl]

Originally Posted by SFLguy

I would avoid spring water at all costs
They have minerals in them that can kill the roots.

OK. I'll use the distilled then.
Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Jenascrich

See the shoots on top? They just continue coming.



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Mine have also started making new pitchers.
It's a really interesting plant and I enjoy staring at it every time I'm outside.

[cjm3fl]

Surprise!
Second baby plant seen growing this morning.

[SFLguy]

Originally Posted by cjm3fl

Surprise!
Second baby plant seen growing this morning.

Nice, those are called basals! Eventually you can separate them if you'd like

[Paul]

As Whim mentioned, most of those sold as alata are not. In all likelihood, the woman you got it from was told it was an alata when she got it.