N. rajah – assorted clones: BE-3152 SMALL
This indisputably the iconic King of all Nepenthes, and many people will be familiar with it. The large peltate leaves produce enormous purple pitchers, which have been recorded to consume small mammals.
History: First introduced in 2003.
Origin: The four clones comprising this item originated from the microprop lab of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in the late 1990’s. We have grown all four clones to maturity, and they all have identical appearance and are typical of the species.
Source: A random selection from four different clones.
Ships bareroot. You will need to provide your own pot and more potting substrate when the plant arrives. Extra care will be needed as the pre-order plants will need to be acclimated slowly to your conditions. This means low light and high humidity initially. Check out this video that I helped write for the ICPS on “How to acclimate your carnivorous plants.” To see the size and quality of our imports watch this video.
Borneo Exotic Size
Extra Small (XS) – Nursery grown plants with a minimum leaf span of 2.5 cm (1″) up to about 5 cm (2″).
Small (S) – Nursery grown plants with a minimum leaf span of 5 cm (2.5″) up to about 9 cm (3.5”).
Medium (M) – Nursery grown plants with a minimum leaf span of 10 cm (4″) up to about 15 cm (6”).
Large (L) – Nursery grown plants with a minimum leaf-span of 17 cm (7″) up to about 30 cm (12”).