One (1) N. sibuyanensis – assorted clones: BE-3164 MEDIUM
This fascinating species is endemic to the Philippine Mountain that gives it its name. It has unusually long tendrils, which love to burrow, probably in order to anchor the plant during the typhoon winds that sometimes lash it’s natural habitat, near the summit of Mt Sibuyan. The end of the tendrils bear large, hard, waxy pitchers with amazing, scalloped peristomes. Pitcher colouration varies from pink to orange to deep red. The four clones comprising this item were chosen out of an original 24 clones for their outstanding vigour and varying coloration.
One challenging aspect of this species is that both in habitat and in cultivation, it tends to produce only one, or maximum two pitchers per shoot at any one time. This might make the species less spectacular to grow than if it was festooned with pitchers, but each pitcher then becomes a beautiful treasure to adore, with the added bonus that their hard waxy texture makes them particularly long-lasting.
History: First introduced in 2006.
Origin: Horticultural, bred by Borneo Exotics.
Source: A random selection from four different clones.
