Nepenthes Albomarginata Cultivation

Nepenthes albomarginata is a strikingly beautiful lowland plant, although it is an ideal intermediate plant.

Cultivating Ease - Easy

Type - This plant can grow as a lowland, intermediate, or highland. It grows best as an intermediate or lowland.

Temperature - Keeping it warm at all times will make it grow fairly fast. Although it can tolerate cold temperatures, it should be kept between 65 and 95 degrees farenheit for optimum growth.

Humidity - Should be fairly high at all times.   Humidity should around 70% at all times for optimum growth.  It can tolerate periods of lower humidity.

Light - Strong indirect light to direct sunlight.

Moisture - Keep the plant wet to moist. Do not let the soil dry out.

Soil - Long Fiber Sphagnum

Size - The plant can grow fairly large.  It is an ideal candidate for larger grow chamber (4'x4'x8') under lights, in a highland Nepenthes house or a stovehouse. The pitchers can reach a foot in length, and are beautiful.  The leaves are lance shaped, and can be quite stiff.  The plant is often covered in hairs.

Details: This plant is fairly easy to grow. It has a white collar ring immediately under the peristome. This white collar appear to be spray painted on it, and the white part is indented into the pitcher. The color is a stark neon white, which  contrasts sharply against the pitcher.

Propagation -  Easy from cuttings.

Forms - There are several varieties of albomarginata, each which is worth collecting. Some of them are:
Green form
Red Speckled or Striped
Red Pitcher
var rubra - The entire plant is red, including the leaves.
purple - The pitchers are very dark purple to black in color