Nepenthes 'Helen' - selected cultivar

Returning for Jan 2026 after nearly 2 years! Returning for Jan 2026 after nearly 2 years! The scientific name of this cultivar isNepenthes spathulata x spectabilis.An exceptional cultivar named in 2011 for Dame Helen Mirren at one of our gold-medal winning RHS Chelsea Flower Shows. It took eleven more years to multiply up in our lab and was only released for the first time in June 2022. An easy grower, chosen from amongst many candidate clones for it’s exceptionally wide peristome.History: First introduced in June 2022.Origin: Horticultural, bred by Borneo ExoticsThe female parent is our finest selected clone ofNepenthes spathulata, with wide purple peristome and green pitcher body, sold under BE-3175, and the male parent is the incomparable giant form ofNepenthes spectabilis, selected from those sold under BE-3178. This clone was selected from plants out of the same grex as the assorted clones sold under BE-3314, although this particular clone was always separated and is not included in BE-3314.Source: From a single carefully selected clone.Photo notes:The photos shown here are of the same clone as plants shipped. The last photos in the series show plants of typical sale sizes in order of size S, M & L (when available). The scientific name of this cultivar isNepenthes spathulata x spectabilis. An exceptional cultivar named in 2011 for Dame Helen Mirren at one of our gold-medal winning RHS Chelsea Flower Shows. It took eleven more years to multiply up in our lab and was only released for the first time in June 2022. An easy grower, chosen from amongst many candidate clones for it’s exceptionally wide peristome. History: First introduced in June 2022. Origin: Horticultural, bred by Borneo ExoticsThe female parent is our finest selected clone ofNepenthes spathulata, with wide purple peristome and green pitcher body, sold under BE-3175, and the male parent is the incomparable giant form ofNepenthes spectabilis, selected from those sold under BE-3178. This clone was selected from plants out of the same grex as the assorted clones sold under BE-3314, although this particular clone was always separated and is not included in BE-3314. Source: From a single carefully selected clone. Photo notes:The photos shown here are of the same clone as plants shipped. The last photos in the series show plants of typical sale sizes in order of size S, M & L (when available). Climate:'Highland'. We grow it between about 26 deg. C (80 deg. F) in the daytime, down to 12 deg. C (54 deg. F) at night, although it will certainly tolerate temperatures well outside this range.