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Medium plants with a leafspan of 4 - 8 inches. Nepenthes macfarlanei is a highland plant native to Malaysia. This is the 'Genting' form of this species. The traps are developing their characteristically 'tubby' appearance, and rich colors. Your Nepenthes macfarlanei will be shipped bare-root, with damp Sphagnum moss to protect the roots.
Cultivation
N. macfarlanei can be an easy Nepenthes to grow, but is perhaps more sensitive to low humidity, or infrquent watering than some. As is generally true of highland Nepenthes species, it prefers a well-drained media, which usually includes a generous portion of long-fiber Sphagnum moss. Other soil ingredients may include peat moss, washed sand, horticultural charcoal, orchid bark and Osmunda fiber. Water daily, and never let it sit in water. Highland Nepenthes require cool nights to grow well and form pitchers. They like to be kept humid. In general, night temperatures should drop below 60F nightly. Given cool nights, warm days well into the 80s or 90s are tolerated.
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