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Ventricosa Carnivorous Pitcher Plant - Nepenthes ventricosa
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Ventricosa Carnivorous Pitcher Plant - Nepenthes ventricosa

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The Ventricosa pitcher plant is low-growing, compact, and vining. The pitchers can range in color from white to red with red variegation.

  • Average mature height: 4-6 feet
  • Cold hardiness: The Ventricosa is more forgiving and adaptable to varied growing conditions than most other highland Nepenthes.
  • Ideal temperatures range between 80 to 90 degrees during the day and 55 degrees at night.
  • Light: Bright, diffused light
  • Soil: Moist, but well-drained soil, like Spaghnum moss, Canadian peat moss, or peat/perlite mix.
  • Zone: 10

Pet Friendly? Yes

USDA Grow Zone 10

Water Req's Heavy

Light Req's Bright, filtered

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Your plants are packed with the utmost care, but shipping can be stressful on the little guys.

That's why you have 30 days from the arrival date to experiment with them. If they don't bounce back, you're eligible for a refund.

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Customer Reviews

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David O. (Florida)
Lady Luck Nepenthes

Arrived in great condition. Has 3 small pitchers, but they don't look anything like the advertised picture.

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William G. (Ohio)
Nice plants

Arrived healthy and ready to grow!

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Aria (Florida)
Gorgeous and healthy

Each plant is larger and more developed than I thought I'd be getting! Multiple pitchers, very robust looking. Maybe I'm just extra lucky to not live super far, but no issues with shipping, they all look very healthy and damage free. Excited to restart my nepenthes journey after a Winter mishap took out my mature nepenthes alata and try some new varieties plus some other carnivorous species. I'll be back for more!

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Paul

This plant was well packaged. It looks like a very healthy plant so far. I can't wait to see how it develops as it grows. I really enjoy shopping with wellspring. They have such great quality plants and excellent customer service. I will definitely be as always a returning customer.

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Freja R. (California)
Excellent!

My Lady Luck arrived in great condition. She’s gorgeous and healthy; larger and more vigorous than I expected for $20. So pleased.

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Stephen

Plants showed up very happy, packaging was great they arrived safe. Great job, I would order again

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Brian

Awsome

Don't give your carnivorous plant fertilizer!

Carnivorous plants are adapted to receiving low soil nutrition. They consume bugs to compensate for it. If you try to bypass their nutrient delivery method, by using fertilizer — or tap water with a high particle count — it could harm your plant.

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