BE-3450 N. ampullaria – Papua intermediate

This classic swamp-dwelling species will develop basal rosettes when larger, giving the appearance of a carpet of pitchers with few or no leaves. It grows easily in acidic media, but needs high temperatures, moist roots and high humidity.
This item originates from about 750 m altitude and therefore tolerates higher temperatures than other forms of the species commonly in cultivation. Hence, we class it as an ‘intermediate’ grower. When juvenile, the pitchers are uniform yellow-green with attractive red-tinted leaves as the photos show. When mature, the pitchers develop a light red speckling, but the peristomes remain a uniform yellow-green, and makes a striking contrast to the red leaves.
 
Although N. ampullaria is usually found in lowland forests, this particular form is from a significant altitude, so we classify it as an ‘intermediate’ growing item, as it can be expected to flourish in a wider range of temperatures than other forms of the species. However, we do find it grows best in BE lowland facility, between about 32 deg. C (90 deg. F) in the daytime, down to 24 deg. C (75 deg. F) at night, although it also grows in BE intermediate-highland nurseries which go down to 12 deg. C (54 deg. F) at night.
 
The last photos in the series show typical sale plants in order of size: Small, Medium
 
Last returned:  Jan 2025
History:  First introduced in Feb 2012.
Origin:  Horticultural.
Source:  From a single carefully selected clone.
Photo notes:  Photos are of the actual clone shipped. The last photos in the series show typical sale plants of sizes Small, Medium & Large (when available).
 
Climate: Intermediate. However, we find it grows best in BE lowland facility, between about 32 deg. C (90 deg. F) in the daytime, down to 24 deg. C (75 deg. F) at night, although it will certainly tolerate temperatures outside this range.