This article was co-authored by Lauren Kurtz. Lauren Kurtz is a Naturalist and Horticultural Specialist. We know ads can be annoying, but they’re what allow us to make all of wikiHow available for free. The female inflorescence is shorter, to 65 cm long, never bifurcates, and bears up to 70 densely arranged flowers on a compact rachis up to 20 cm long. Gironella & C.Q. It is not sympatric with other Nepenthes species and no natural hybrids have been recorded. In my opinion, a high humidity of 70% of higher would be the main requirement. [2], Further accounts of this species appeared in McPherson's Pitcher Plants of the Old World, published in May 2009,[12] and in the December 2009 issue of the Carnivorous Plant Newsletter. 2011. attenboroughii. McPherson, S., G. Bourke, J. Cervancia, M. Jaunzems, E. Gironella, A. Robinson & A. Fleischmann 2011. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/b\/be\/Care-for-Nepenthes-%28Tropical-Pitcher-Plants%29-Step-1.jpg\/v4-460px-Care-for-Nepenthes-%28Tropical-Pitcher-Plants%29-Step-1.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/b\/be\/Care-for-Nepenthes-%28Tropical-Pitcher-Plants%29-Step-1.jpg\/aid7675413-v4-728px-Care-for-Nepenthes-%28Tropical-Pitcher-Plants%29-Step-1.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"546","licensing":"

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\n<\/p><\/div>"}, questions for me. It has grown well. Care. Nepenthes attenboroughii it is a carnivorous plant belonging to the Nepenthaceae family. So far it has been … Best to use only pure water – rainwater, distilled water or RO water. Known as the Attenborough jug, it is an insectivorous species recently discovered in the hot and humid mountains of the Philippines. Greenhouses and terrariums are other humid spots many nepenthes species enjoy. Heinrich, E.P. [3], Nepenthes attenboroughii was discovered by Alastair Robinson, Stewart R. McPherson and Volker B. Heinrich in June 2007, during a 2 month research expedition to catalogue the different species of pitcher plant found across the Philippine Archipelago. Discovering a lost world of rat-eating plants in the Philippines, Exploration of Mount Anipahan and Mount Kiamo, Lecture on Plant Hunting – Royal Horticultural Society 6th May 2014, Meet the man on a mission to save carnivorous plants – BBC, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nepenthes_attenboroughii&oldid=986468488, IUCN Red List critically endangered species, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with German-language sources (de), Articles with Indonesian-language sources (id), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Clarke, C. & J.A. A new species of giant pitcher plant from the Philippines . Yes, sphagnum moss is a good solution to retain humidity without watering too much. They really seem tolerant of a range of temperatures. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Other growth media to consider for mixes – charcoal, lava rock, orchid bark, cedar chips and limestone. [5][9][10][11], The formal description of N. attenboroughii was published in February 2009 in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.