Nepenthes ‘Louisa’ Pitcher Plant | Jumbo Green Carnivorous Plant | 50mm Pot

Nepenthes ‘Louisa’ is a beginner-friendly carnivorous pitcher plant that generously produces giant, bug-catching traps. This epiphytic variety forms an arching rosette of glossy green leaves that develop into slightly fuzzy, pale green tubes reaching up to 20cm long. Inside these enzyme-filled pitchers lies a hidden surprise of vibrant red freckles. It makes a fascinating indoor feature or a striking outdoor specimen for warm, tropical spaces.

Plant Characteristics

• Jumbo pale green pitchers up to 20cm long

• Hidden red freckles inside the tubes

• Generous pitcher production

• Glossy green foliage that darkens as it matures

• Epiphytic growth habit (grows naturally on trees)

• Carnivorous bug-dissolving enzymes

• Grows to approximately 1m high

• Supplied in a 50mm Pot

Supplied as a healthy young Nepenthes ‘Louisa’ plant growing in a 50mm nursery pot. The 50mm measurement refers to the pot’s width. It does not refer to the plant’s height or width. Plant height, leaf number, and root development will vary naturally. The supplied plant will be considerably smaller than the mature specimens shown in product photographs.

Key Features

• Cultivar: Nepenthes hirsuta × Rebecca Sober 'Louisa'

• Excellent, easy-to-grow choice for beginners

• Thrives in warm, highly humid conditions

• Strictly requires overnight temperatures above 10°C

• Ideal for indoor growing or tropical shade houses

• Supplied in a 50mm nursery pot

Suitable Uses

• Indoor feature plants

• Hanging baskets

• Tropical and warm-climate gardens

• Natural indoor insect control

• Conservatories and bright bathrooms

Planting Instructions

• Soil: Never use standard potting soil. Plant exclusively in a highly aerated, fast-draining orchid mix containing chunky bark, sphagnum moss, or coir to allow air to reach the roots.

• Pot: Use a container with excellent drainage holes, preferably a hanging basket to allow the pitchers to dangle naturally.

Care Instructions

• Watering: Keep the growing medium consistently moist, but never soggy or waterlogged.

• Humidity: Mist the plant regularly to maintain the high humidity required for healthy pitcher development.

• Feeding: The plant sustains itself by catching insects. Mature plants may benefit from a highly diluted orchid fertiliser applied just once a year.

• Climate: Loves warmth and humidity. It must be protected from the cold and kept in an environment that stays strictly above 10°C at night.

Product Details

• Botanical Name: Nepenthes hirsuta × Rebecca Sober 'Louisa'

• Common Name: Louisa Pitcher Plant, Monkey Cups

• Plant Type: Carnivorous epiphyte

• Growth Habit: Arching rosette

• Foliage: Glossy green

• Pitcher Colour: Pale green with red interior freckles

• Mature Height: 1m

• Position: Bright, indirect light

• Soil: Fast-draining orchid mix (bark, sphagnum moss, or coir)

• Water Needs: Moderate to high (must remain moist, never soggy)

• Tolerances: Requires warm, humid conditions; highly frost and cold sensitive

• Supply Format: Live young plant supplied in a 50mm nursery pot

• End Use: Indoor plant, hanging baskets, tropical gardens

Important Information

• Supplied as a young tubestock plant growing in a 50mm nursery pot

• The 50mm measurement refers to the pot size, not the plant’s height

• Plant size, foliage colour, and root development will vary naturally

• Mature size depends on climate, humidity, position, and care

• The plant must be kept above 10°C at night

• Product photographs may show mature, established plants

FAQ

• Is Nepenthes ‘Louisa’ hard to grow? No, it is highly recommended for beginners because it is resilient and very generous with its pitcher production.

• What potting mix does it need? It must be planted in an airy orchid mix (bark and sphagnum moss). Regular soil will rot the roots.

• How big do the pitchers get? The tubes can reach up to 20cm long.

• What size plant will I receive? You will receive a healthy young plant growing in a 50mm nursery pot, ready to pot up into an orchid mix.

• Can it stay outside in winter? Only in frost-free, tropical climates where night temperatures never drop below 10°C. Otherwise, bring it indoors.