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What type of pitcher or tropical pitcher plant should I get? I live in central California with low humidity and 100-105 temperature in summer, low 40s in winter.

Thanks in advance!

hi i live in South California too in East LA but way to the east ok lol But for you question i say that all pitcher plants are good for you but for tropical pitcher plants just the Easy highland only unless you have a terraruim with everything ready for lowlanders but thats for experts only oh and Every Venus Fly-Traps does good too

You should get a Sarracenia Flava
Ive read in a book they like high summer temps and they go dormant

ikauga wrote:You should get a Sarracenia Flava

Sarracenia is an American pitcher plant; Boberto is asking about nepenthes/Asian ones. I know you know that, so that's what you get for just skimming posts before smacking the Submit button. hehe

Tropical pitchers generally require higher humidity in order to keep making pitchers, but a few of the ones that are most likely to adapt fine to lower humidity are Nepenthes sanguinea, ventricosa, x ventrata, and alata. Pick up whichever one you like best. They're all easy growers.

Veronis wrote:

ikauga wrote:You should get a Sarracenia Flava

Sarracenia is an American pitcher plant; Boberto is asking about nepenthes/Asian ones. I know you know that, so that's what you get for just skimming posts before smacking the Submit button. hehe

Tropical pitchers generally require higher humidity in order to keep making pitchers, but a few of the ones that are most likely to adapt fine to lower humidity are Nepenthes sanguinea, ventricosa, x ventrata, and alata. Pick up whichever one you like best. They're all easy growers.

Actually he asked

What type of pitcher or tropical pitcher plant should I get?

So you're both kinda right.

Thanks Mia for confirmation!

Ontopic: I recommend N.Ventricosa I have one and its pitchering in the Cali weather!

Thanks for the feedback!

Where would be a reliable place to get a Sarracenia Flava? Or any pitcher plant I cant find here for that matter.

www.cobraplant.com

Its a little expensive but their plants are HIGHHH quality

ModeratelyExcessive wrote:

Veronis wrote:

ikauga wrote:You should get a Sarracenia Flava

Sarracenia is an American pitcher plant; Boberto is asking about nepenthes/Asian ones. I know you know that, so that's what you get for just skimming posts before smacking the Submit button. hehe

Tropical pitchers generally require higher humidity in order to keep making pitchers, but a few of the ones that are most likely to adapt fine to lower humidity are Nepenthes sanguinea, ventricosa, x ventrata, and alata. Pick up whichever one you like best. They're all easy growers.

Actually he asked

What type of pitcher or tropical pitcher plant should I get?

So you're both kinda right.

lol

I am ashamed.

I generally get my Sarrs from here, http://www.flytraps.com/scripts/prodLis ... ategory=17 (he has TONS of Sarrs for sale), http://www.californiacarnivores.com/, and http://www.flytrapshop.com. I also second ikauga's note on http://www.cobraplant.com - those guys know Sarrs better than anyone.

For American Pitcher Plants, the following are all very nice looking hybrids:
S. 'Judith Hindle'
S. x catesbaei
S. leucophylla 'Hurricane Creek'
S. oreophila x leucophylla
S. x [alata red throat x flava]