<p><strong>Ease to Grow:</strong> Moderate<br><strong>Dormancy:</strong> No<br><strong>Native Range:</strong> Highlands of the Barisan Range in Sumatra<br><strong>Zones:</strong> 10-11 (9-12)</p> <p><em>Nepenthes ovata</em> has beautiful large pitchers with flared dark red or purple peristome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>On mature plants there is a characteristic hook-shaped appendage on the undersurface of the lid<em>.</em> The lower pitchers have wide, flared peristomes that range from orange, yellow or red with beautiful striping. Mature plants can vine up to 18' (5.6 m). <em></em>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<i> </i>as a houseplant or in the greenhouse.</p> <p><span>Plants are shipped potted. Photographs are representative of species, and not the specific plant shipped. Plants are young and small with juvenile traps.<br></span></p> <p><strong>Height:</strong> 18+"<br><strong>Plant Type:</strong> Perennial, Tropical - Highland<br><strong>Soil:</strong> <a href="/collections/moss" title="Sphagnum Moss Collections" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Live Sphagnum Moss</a> or <a rel="noopener" title="Nepenthes Soil Mix" href="/collections/soils/products/soil-nepenthes-mix" target="_blank">Nepenthes Mix</a><br><strong>Light:</strong> Bright indirect indoors, full to partial sun outdoors<br><strong>Use:</strong> Great house plant for the sunroom or does well in the greenhouse.</p>