Nepenthes hamata

Ease to Grow: ModerateDormancy: NoNative Range: Highlands of Malaysia, SulawesiZones: 10-11 (9-12) Nepenthes hamata, is a very rare, highly sought-after vicious looking nepenthes with dramatic fang-like projections on a highly ribbed dark peristome appearing as a dramatic collar of death. It is a fast growing carnivorous tropical pitcher plant with large, 6+" with tubes that are heavily blotched and streaked in red on an olive green background. Traps are cylindrical with with a bulbous base. It grows in the open or shade, among grasses and shrubs. It is quite good at catching large insects, such as: stink bugs, wasps and yellow jackets.  It does well in a window and is a great house plant, that can be grown outdoors in the warm weather with a minimal transition period. It is a good as a houseplant or in the greenhouse. Plants are shipped bare-root, wrapped in damp sphagnum moss. Photographs are representative of species, and not the specific plant shipped.  The high price is based on i