Pure or Hybrid:		Pure

Type:			Highland - Grows between 3000 feet &
			10,000  feet above  sea level.  They
			experience  warm days, cool   nights
			and continuous high humidity!

Origin:			West Sumatra

Adult Pitcher:		Near 10" tall.

Lighting:		Needs  bright  light,  but not direct
			sun light.  If kept in  a greenhouse,
			it requires 50% shade cloth.

Watering:		Water from above and allow the excess
			to drain into a tray. Water like this
			when water is gone from the tray!

Comments:		Recent  revisions  of the  genus have
			combined Nepenthes bongso with plants
			previously regarded as N. carunculata.
			The red or purple lower pitchers  can
			be  quite   large  and  have  a  wide
			peristome reminiscent of N. veitchii.


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