Nepenthes veitchii x platychila, BE-3213 Size:Medium nectar producing glands

nectar producing glands

It comes from the Barisan range in Sumatra and produces deep purple/black pitchers with a toothy

Perhaps it’s the fact that glandulifera is so isolated in its habitat on Bukit Batu (to our knowledge Chi’en Lee has been the only intrepid soul brave enough to climb up the intimidating rock face where this species was discovered)

The pitchers start out vibrantly striped cream and red then darken to red and black striped as they age

Nepenthes veitchii x platychila, BE-3213 Size:Medium nectar producing glandsThe flared peristome and outstanding coloration on both upper and lower pitchers make this hybrid spectacular! It's one of our favorites! Its a vigorous grower that is tolerant of lowland through highland conditions though its happiest as an intermediate. Note that our large size plants have been in our collection for quite a while and we lost record if they were the BE 3213 clone or the Malesiana Tropicals clone. In any case, both clones are