Chinese name: Nepenthes smilesii

Latin name: Nepenthes smilesii

Door: Angiosperm

Class : Dicotyledonous plants

Order: Hyphaeaceae

Distribution area: northeastern Thailand, southern Laos, Cambodia and western Vietnam

1. Smile N. smyers form

The shape of N. smiles looks like a lantern. insect. There are also two tooth-like spikes at the base of the lower part of the lid, which are mostly used to attract insects. The color of Nepenthes smiles is also very beautiful, mostly red, with yellow and green in between.

2. History of Nepenthes smiles

For most of the 20th century, Nepenthes smyers was known as N. annan. There has also been further confusion in the horticultural trade, with N. smiles being sold under the name N. thorelii. In Nepenthes of the Old World, Stuart Macpherson labels N. smiles as N. mirabilis f. smilesii and N. mirabilis f. smilesii N. mirabilis var. smilesii. Marcello Catalano even considered N. smiles to be a common variant of N. mirabilis.

3. Planting of Nepenthes smiles

Nepenthes can be propagated by cuttings from May to June. A section of stem node, the leaves are cut in half, the base is cut into a 45-degree slope, the base of the cutting is wrapped with sphagnum moss, and placed in a pot containing sphagnum moss and pebbles at the bottom of the pot, and a plastic bag is placed to keep the air moist, at about 30 ℃. Under conditions, about 20 days to 25 days for rooting. It can also be propagated by layering during the growing season by cutting the lower part of the leaf axils, wrapping them with moss, and cutting off the potted plants after rooting. It can also be artificially pollinated to make seeds and propagated by sowing.

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