Heliamphora ionasi

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Heliamphora ionasi

COMMON NAME: Sunpitcher.

PLACE OF ORIGIN: The Tepui mountains, South America.

GENERAL INFO: Heliamphora ionasi is considered the largest species of sun pitcher. This species has a very unique bell shape, and features very bright, red and green colors depending on lighting. The pitchers can grow well over a foot tall in the right conditions.

WATER: The best way to water Heliamphora is to water the pitcher from overhead each morning until they over flow. The plants have overflow slits along the pitcher which allow rain to while teeth-like hairs inside the pitchers prevent digested prey and nutrients from escaping. They receive copious amounts of rainfall and humidity in their natural habitat.

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: Heliamphora 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