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Nepenthes mikei is a highland plant native to Sumatra. These develop dark reddish leaves, with dark purple (almost black) traps. Well developed medium sized plants with a leafspan of 4-6 inches. Most starting to produce larger, well-developed pitchers. This can an easy, slow to moderate grower. Your Nepenthes mikei will be shipped bare-root, with damp sphagnum moss to protect the roots.
Cultivation
As is true of other highland Nepenthes species, N. mikei 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 as the surface of the soil just begins to get dry. 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.
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