Nepenthes ceciliae
Ease to Grow: Moderate
Dormancy: No
Native Range: Highlands of Philippine island of Mindanao
Zones: 10-11 (9-12)
Nepenthes ceciliae is a very pretty, easy-to-grow highland Nepenthes. Young traps are speckled with bright red blotches on a green backgrounds. Trap color matures to yellow in full sun. Leaves are striking with red coloration. It is endemic to a single mountain on Mindanao growing in submontane forest. It is quite good at catching large insects, such as: stink bugs, wasps and yellow jackets. It does well in a window and is a great house plant, that can be grown outdoors in the warm weather with a minimal transition period. It is a good as a houseplant or in the greenhouse.
Plants are shipped bare-root, wrapped in damp sphagnum moss. Photographs are representative of species, and not the specific plant shipped. Plants are young and small with juvenile traps.
Height: 18+"
Plant Type: Perennial, Tropical - Highland
Soil: Live Sphagnum Moss or Nepenthes Mix
Light: Bright indirect indoors, full to partial sun outdoors
Use: Great house plant for the sunroom or does well in the greenhouse.
