{"product_id":"pr-live-plant-monkey-jar-bloody-mary-medium","title":"Monkey Cups (Nepenthes sp.)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Monkey Jar 'Bloody Mary' is a striking cultivar of \u003cem\u003eNepenthes\u003c\/em\u003e, the tropical pitcher plant native to South-east Asia. With its deep, blood-red pitchers and vigorous climbing habit, it makes a genuinely impressive addition to a bioactive vivarium, a humid terrarium, or a well-lit windowsill. This is a medium-sized, established plant supplied live and ready to settle into its new environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLight and Growing Conditions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNepenthes thrive in bright, indirect light — a sunny windowsill works well provided the plant isn't scorched by direct midday sun. As a natural climber, it performs best with some vertical space or support, and adapts well to hanging basket culture where its pitchers can trail freely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWatering\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarnivorous plants are highly sensitive to minerals in tap water. Use rainwater or reverse osmosis (RO) water only — unless your tap water tests below 50ppm total dissolved solids. Keep the compost consistently moist but never waterlogged; roots sitting in standing water will rot. As a jungle species, \u003cem\u003eNepenthes\u003c\/em\u003e also benefit from regular misting to maintain the humidity they need to produce pitchers reliably.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSoil and Potting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike all carnivorous plants, the Monkey Jar 'Bloody Mary' requires nutrient-poor growing media. A mix of peat moss, perlite, and orchid bark in equal parts provides the open, free-draining structure these plants need. Avoid standard potting compost — the nutrient levels will damage the roots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFeeding\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a vivarium or greenhouse setting, \u003cem\u003eNepenthes\u003c\/em\u003e are highly capable of trapping their own food. Flying insects that enter the pitchers are digested naturally, and a healthy plant will do this without any intervention from the keeper. Supplementary feeding is rarely necessary and can cause pitchers to blacken if overdone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA well-kept Monkey Jar 'Bloody Mary' is a functional, eye-catching plant that earns its place in any humid vivarium build or carnivorous plant collection. Supplied as a medium, established specimen from ProRep's live plant range.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peregrine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54441613787473,"sku":"PPL612M","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/0403\/8225\/files\/PPL612M_1.jpg?v=1786457483","url":"https:\/\/viperia.co.uk\/products\/pr-live-plant-monkey-jar-bloody-mary-medium","provider":"Viperia UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}