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Large plants with a leafspan of 8 - 12 inches. Nepenthes spectabilis is a highland plant native to Sumatra. N. spectabilis pitchers are a very distinctive coloration of yellow and brown. It can be an easy Nepenthes to grow, provided you grow it with cool nightime temps. 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 into the 80s are tolerated. Your Nepenthes spectabilis will be shipped bare-root, with damp Sphagnum moss to protect the roots.
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