Before ordering those seedlings, I looked at Nepenthes, Sarracenia, and Dionaea varieties. The Sarracenia and Dionaea appear to require bog-like and full-sun conditions. The Nepenthes just require pots, or perhaps even better, hanging baskets, and shade. I could meet the requirement of bog conditions and full sun for a handful of plants but not for 72 of them, so I ruled those two families out. Since I have already grown my single Nepenthes, and found that it was not nearly as "finicky" as I had read, that's what I went with. I chose the Nepenthes ventricosa because of its bright, apple-red pitchers.
Jeff, Tarev and I have vastly different growing conditions. Your conditions are like mine with the heat and humidity. Tarev has to deal with the heat but also a lack of humidity. I have never had my plant sitting in water and because of the media that I have it growing in, it surely does dry out between waterings. I would choose a lowlands varieties since those are closer to our conditions. When I up-pot my plant, I am switching to a mix of 1/2 long-fibered sphagnum moss and 1/2 coarse perlite. I think I will be able to maintain more constant moisture with that mix.
Nepenthes ventricosa
Nepenthes ventricosa
