upper pitcher

Nepenthes lowii X (spathulata X maxima) is an Exotica Plants highland hybrid. This particular hybrid has different lower pitchers and uppers. The lower pitchers and upper pitchers retain a lot of the female N. lowii parentage. As the plant starts vining, the upper pitchers change and the mouth widens noticeably. Also the nice red disappears as well. It's a vigorous grower and does get into the vining stage fairly quickly for a highlander. I grow it outdoors in full sun without any problems at all. As with all Exotica Plants hybrids that use N. lowii, they are usually in short supply and highly collectable.  

Cultivation: easy outdoors, moderate to quick grower in vining stage, looks like it readily produces basals
Market availability: rooted cuttings; scarce , available sporadically from Exotica Plants and their distributors
Species variability: not much from what I've seen
$ / size: collector's plant $100.00 +
Cuttings: none available for trade
Sex: unknown