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Due to their ease of cultivation (and their sympathetic nature to colder temperatures we have in the UK), here at Hampshire Carnivorous Plants we sell mainly‘highland’ nepenthes and their hybrids. Barry A. Rice (2006). Growing carnivorous plants. Timber Press, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-88192-807-5. The Nepenthes spp. belong to the Nepenthaceae family and are made up of about 140 different known species. Nepenthes plants are divided into two categories: highland and lowland, with each requiring specialized care. Chia, T.F.; Aung, H.H.; Osipov, A.N.; Goh, N.K.; Chia, L.S. (2004). "Carnivorous pitcher plant uses free radicals in the digestion of prey". Redox Report. 9 (5): 255–261. doi: 10.1179/135100004225006029. PMID 15606978.

The second species to be described was N.distillatoria, the Sri Lankan endemic. In 1677, Danish physician Thomas Bartholin made brief mention of it under the name Miranda herba, Latin for "marvellous herb". [47] Three years later, Dutch merchant Jacob Breyne referred to this species as Bandura zingalensium, after a local name for the plant. [48] Bandura subsequently became the most commonly used name for the tropical pitcher plants, until Linnaeus coined Nepenthes in 1737. [15] Monkey cups can tolerate a little bit of shade, but avoid full shade as this will cause your plant to have floppy leaves. Nepenthes was formally published as a generic name in 1753 in Linnaeus's famous Species Plantarum, which established botanical nomenclature as it exists today. Nepenthes distillatoria is the type species of the genus. [25] Nepenthes from Carolus Linnaeus's Species Plantarum of 1753 Now these keep cool for up to 36 hours, so if you're looking to have a bottle of wine down the beach on a summer's day, I would invest in one of these.'Brown or yellow leaves: This is just the leaf getting old. Snip them off with a sharp garden shears or pair of scissors. This will keep the plant looking great and remove leaves that the plant no longer needs to support. Feeding: There is no need to feed your Nepenthes at all as it has adapted to survive on a minuscule amount of nutrients gained from the few insects it digests each month. If you do decide to feed it, use recently killed insects that will fit comfortably in the pitchers. Avoid putting too many inside as it will cause the pitchers to rot. Don’t feed it during winter. You may prefer to spray your plant with a weak solution of fertilizer. Use a high quality orchid or bromeliad fertilizer. Use ¼ - ½ teaspoon of fertilizer to 3.5 litres of water. Mist your plant with this mixture weekly during spring and summer but only once a month or not at all in winter. With both fertilizing and feeding, remember that none is better than too much! Jennings, D.E.; Rohr, JR. (2011). "A review of the conservation threats to carnivorous plants". Biological Conservation. 144 (5): 1356–1363. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.03.013.

Beaver, R.A. (1979). "Fauna and foodwebs of pitcher plants in west Malaysia". Malayan Nature Journal. 33: 1–10. Phillipps, A (1988). " A second record of rats as prey in Nepenthes rajah" (PDF). Carnivorous Plant Newsletter. 17 (2): 55. Moran, J.A. 1991. The role and mechanism of Nepenthes rafflesiana pitchers as insect traps in Brunei. Ph.D. thesis, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland. Just like most tropical plants, the monkey cup will thrive better in damp soil. Do not overwater the plant to the extent where it becomes soggy. Ensure your soil has provisions for draining excess water. In about a month or two, the cutting will start to root. When new growth appears, you can then transfer it to a much larger pot. Common Health Problems/Pests And DiseasesBeaver, R.A. 1983. The communities living in Nepenthes pitcher plants: fauna and food webs. In: J.H. Frank & L.P. Lounibos (eds.) Phytotelmata: Plants as Hosts for Aquatic Insect Communities. Plexus Publishing, New Jersey. pp.129–159. Moran, J.A.; Merbach, M.A.; Livingston, N.J.; Clarke, C.M.; Booth, W.E. (2001). "Termite prey specialization in the pitcher plant Nepenthes albomarginata—evidence from stable isotope analysis". Annals of Botany. 88 (2): 307–311. doi: 10.1006/anbo.2001.1460.