Nepenthes

I took this cutting last summer, its taken until now to form its first trap, with a few more now coming.
Its fascinating how the traps actually form this one has yet to open and the lid to separate from the pitcher.
It has a strange coil in the stem leading to the pitcher.

 

It is indeed a fascinating plant Pete I had one a couple of years back but couldn't give it enough humidity and it failed,you do find yourself going round catching insects to pop in the pichers (well I did) well done on raising the cutting.

 

Thanks walnut.

No I dont feed them I just put them outside for the summer months and they do the rest.

Strange I've not had a problem humidity wise.
Maybe you had a more tropical species, I know there are the highland ones and the ones that like it hot and steamy.
Other than that my knowledge of them is pretty poor.

 

It is going to look great soon with all those traps!! Well done!!

How tender is it? We lost ours last winter - more through I couldn't remember where I put it outside until it was too late!!! I got a Cobra Lilly last year and couldn't decide where to put it and it ended up by the water butt in the shade in a saucer of rain water, where it has stayed ever since. During the freeze it was sat in 3" of solid ice and it is still lush and green and basically looking extremely healthy!!!! Our Venus Fly Trap got knocked into the pond by the dog last summer, where it sank into the muky depths and has never been seen since, so I have to get another one!! They are so expensive at the Garden Centre, I don't want to buy anything that I will just kill!!! (and they are tiny!!)

 

Yes Bob the pitchers do get heavy, but I dont think they all get the coil in the stem, I'll have to have a look at the mother plant and check.

HB I find this one is best kept at at least 10c during the winter, cobra lilly (Darlingtonia), is as far as I know more or less hardy, although this winter was a good test.