Nepenthes 'Rebecca Soper'

RHS Plant Profile

tropical pitcher plant 'Rebecca Soper'

RHS

Conservatory Greenhouse

'Rebecca Soper' is a vigorous, hybrid cultivar. It bears brown-red, sometimes spotted, pitchers up to 15cm in length that develop from the tips of the green and white spotted leaves

Position

Partial shade

Soil Types

Loam

Max Height

0.5-1 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 2–5 years
Max Spread: 0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height: 0.5-1 metres

Growing Conditions

Loam

Moisture: Moist but well–drained
pH: Acid or Neutral

Position

Partial shade

Aspect: West–facing or East–facing
Exposure: Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H1A

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Nepenthaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Pendulous weeping
Genus: Nepenthes or pitcher plants are a genus of evergreen, mostly epiphytic, insectivorous perennials. Their leaves are adapted to form pendulous, lidded, coloured pitchers that trap and digest insects
Name Status: Unresolved

How to Grow

Cultivation

High humidity and temperatures are required. See Carnivorous plant cultivation

Propagation

Propagate from basal shoots in spring or summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Sub-tropical

Pruning

Trim out spent pitchers

Pests

May be susceptible to mealybugs and aphids

Diseases

Generally disease-free