Nepenthes 'Miranda'

Nepenthes 'Miranda'

Hybrid parentage ((N. maxima × N. northiana) × N. maxima)
Cultivar Nepenthes 'Miranda'

Nepenthes 'Miranda' is a cultivar of a manmade hybrid involving N. maxima and N. northiana. For some authors it is a more complex hybrid.

Description

This perennial carnivorous tropical plant is classified as a Lowland, Intermediate, and sometimes even Highland, due to its Highland and Lowland ancestry. It produces peculiar pale green pitchers with red-brown speckles and an almost vertical mouth with a dark reddish-brown peristome. These pitchers can reach a height up to a foot 25–30 centimetres (9.8–11.8 in).

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