What does Nepenthes look like and what species are there?

What does Nepenthes look like and what species are there?

1. What does it look like?

The appearance of Nepenthes is very unique. Its leaves are oblong, about 10-25cm long and 4-8cm wide, with many longitudinal veins on both sides of the midrib. There are vines at the end to allow it to climb better. In addition, there is an insect trap at the very end of the cage vine. This cage is bottle-shaped or funnel-shaped, with a relatively bulging lower part and a small cage lid. Nepenthes also blooms, but the flowers are very small and have no ornamental value.

2. What are the varieties?

There are many varieties of pitcher plants, such as bottle plant, wind chime, two-toothed pitcher plant, apple pitcher plant, etc. There are certain differences between these varieties. Nepenthes bicalcarata is relatively large in size; Nepenthes campanulata is very special in that its stems grow on the rock walls. There are many varieties, and it would be a bit difficult to sort them all out.

In addition, it has two more common variants, including the pirate pitcher plant and the flying saucer lip pitcher plant. There are also some species that appear in gardens for people to appreciate, including Nepenthes Paulines, Nepenthes crimson, Nepenthes sanguinea, and Nepenthes dariana.

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