Nepenthes rajah, Thomas Alt Utricularia Nepenthes veitchii “Candy Dreams” is

Nepenthes veitchii “Candy Dreams” is renown as one of the world’s best veitchii

The species is now split from those formerly classified as fusca

Seedlings currently have pale coloration which we've noticed is a common characteristic of many young plants of crosses with spectabilis parentage

The ribbed peristome is thick and woody in texture and it's got great striping with a darkening on the inside of the pitcher as it ages

Nepenthes rajah, Thomas Alt Utricularia Nepenthes veitchii “Candy Dreams” isThis enigmatic species is one of the most famous carnivorous plants. Nepenthes rajah grows on the slopes of Mt. Kinabalu and other neighboring mountains within Kinabalu National Park in Sabah, Malaysia on the island of Borneo. The leaves reach huge size and weve observed some to be over 4 feet long. The deep, red pitchers are one of the largest in the genus and have been fabled to eat monkeys and rats. Though its uncertain if the pitchers have evolved