Heliamphora minor

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Heliamphora minor

COMMON NAME: Sunpitchers.

PLACE OF ORIGIN: The Tepui mountains, South America.

GENERAL INFO: H. minor is the smallest of all Heliamphora species.   Pitchers rarely surpass 6 inches in height.  A giant variety does exist.   The Nectar spoons are small and rounded but still showy.  The pitchers can display bright colors and veining under strong lights, and the mouths utilize menacing and effective capture hairs.

WATER:  The best way to water Heliamphora is to flood the pitcher from overhead each morning until they over flow.  The plants have overflow slits along the pitcher which allow rain to wash dissolved prey  nutrients into the soil and throughout the plant. They receive copious amounts of rainfall and humidity in their natural habitat, and the capture hairs hold large captives from escaping.

SOIL: We use a 70/30 perlite to peat for all Heliamphora.  Some growers use pure long fibered sphagnum, but mind watering schedules to avoid root rot.  

CONTAINERS: Plastic or terracotta pots up to 6 inches works for this species.  Drainage holes allowing full saturation watering or the tray method works best  

LIGHT: H.nutans should be pampered with as much full spectrum light as possible!  Utilize full spectrum LEDs or only the brightest of southern facing windows in southern hemisphere climates.  Sun pitchers as the name implies, require almost exhausting quantities of light each day!

FERTILIZATION: We recommend using MAXSEA brand fertilizer for all carnivorous plants. The plants will naturally catch pests, and these can be
‘fed’ to the plant by simply dropping them into the pitcher. Fertilize once every 2 weeks in spring
and summer, and once a month in winter. Never let fertilizer touch flowers