This lowland (0-1100m) plant produces some of the longest lasting pitchers, almost all leafs seem to have a healthy pitcher attached to it. Leafs and pitchers are very coarse. It seems to like a relatively dry soil. Our red form pitchers less reliably than the green one and seems to prefer the cooler nights from December to February.
Photo taken at natural habitat at Penang Island, Malaysia.

A favorite of many growers, as the basal rosettes are crowded with pitchers. The lid is widely opened and allows rain water to enter. Some recent research suggests, that it also enjoys consuming plant parts and other objects falling into the pitchers aside from insects. Opposite to other pitcher plants there are not much digestive enzymes found in the plant, some of the digestive process is even done by bacteria. The plant loves moist conditions and can also be found in shadier locations. However, we grow it very sunny, which it seems to enjoy. This is also a plant with very long lasting pitchers. It can be found in many countries in south east Asia and typically prefers elevations of less than 100m, although it occurs up to 1000m.

This lowland plant has thick and hairy leafs. The pitchers of our plant are still very small, so they don't show distinct features yet. It is growing steadily, but doesn't try to become big fast, pitchers don't last long, too. The name refers to its location in north eastern Mindanao, southern Philippines

N. alata 'Banaue highland'

This form is abundant in the highlands of the Cordillera Mountain range in northern Luzon and is often seen at road banks, where it is frequently trimmed back and burned by the highway maintenance workers.
There are purely green forms and striped ones.