N. khasiana in flower. (female plant)

greener pitchers with less sun exposure

N. khasiana
purchase date: 9 / 01
arrived as a size 3
plant origin: unsure, California Carnivores
photo taken: 8 / 03

Nepenthes khasiana has been described as one of the most cold tolerant Nepenthes around and has been available for sometime now. If ever there was a good starter plant to try outdoors, this is a great candidate. Only one type of pitcher seems to be produced. My plant pictured has been a rapid grower and turned very red in direct sunlight. Even the leaves turned maroon for a while when first introduced outdoors! This plant  has gone through 3 different pottings and has produced many basal shoots and flowers often. I like how the lid sits in comparison to the peristome. Other than that, N. khasiana is not a highly colored plant at all, and is pretty much a green pitchered plant. This species is used in hybridization to make some very large pitchering crosses. A great hybrid is N X mastersiana that is a cross between N. sanguinea and N. khasiana. I also have a N. khasiana x N. truncata that should produce very large pitchers. Another interesting note seems to be the lack of male specimens. Everyone I've talked to indicates that their khasianas are females too. Not sure exactly why that is considering N. khasiana is readily available. 

Cultivation: real easy! excellent starter plant; vigorous grower, takes low temperatures
Market availability: size 3, rooted cuttings, and large specimen plants; very common
Species variability: none that I'm aware of
$ / size: inexpensive, $15.00 and up for larger cuttings or specimen plants
Cuttings: available for trade at times
Sex: female plant