Nepenthes inermis

Although Nepenthes inermis is for sure a ultra highland plant, growing from 2300-2590m asl according to Jebb and Cheek, it does quite well with warmer nights at about 16 deg. This plant I got in May 2002 from Andreas Wistuba and it did initially grow in a slightly shaded spot. It then was moved to full sun in July. This increase in light level can be seen on the two pictures above. The leafes got smaller as well as sturdier and the colour of the leafes and tendrils did change. The life span of the leafes and pitchers seems to be also shortened under these harder conditions.

Update January 2003:

N. inermis is now producing fully mature lower pitchers:

As expected pitcher life span is very short under hard highland conditions. N. inermis has only one full functional pitcher at a time. The pitcher fluid is etremely viscous. Even the pitcher fluid of N. talangensis is much less viscous.

Update 18.2.2004:

N. inermis suffered badly during the long and very hot summer 2003. Pitcher production totally stopped but did resume in fall with lower day and night temperatures.