Bred by Steve Clemesha in the 1970s. A vigorous plant well suited for indoor cultivation. I've grown this plant twice. --- ### Plant # 1 The photographic history below spans 4.5 years of growing this plant. I grew it for longer than that, but this is all I have record of. I don't recall when or where I acquired it originally. Despite flowering many Nepenthes during that time period and in the same conditions, this one never bloomed. [Link to Flickr photo album](https://flic.kr/s/aHsk3Wz18P) #### 2011-04 through 2014-09 (about 3.5 years) I grew this plant in a 1:1 mix of calcined clay and perlite. It did realy well in this mix. 2011-04-18 <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60359429@N08/10173927866/in/album-72157647831001165" title="alata x maxima"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/5467/10173927866_114c85f7a0_n.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="alata x maxima"/></a> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60359429@N08/10173989343/in/album-72157647831001165" title="alata x maxima"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/7458/10173989343_be1afffddc.jpg" width="300" height="400" alt="alata x maxima"/></a> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60359429@N08/10173992903/in/album-72157647831001165/" title="alata x maxima"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/2872/10173992903_74f65f21a7.jpg" width="300" height="400" alt="alata x maxima"/></a> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60359429@N08/10173861635/in/album-72157647831001165/" title="alata x maxima"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/2893/10173861635_ed226100c3_w.jpg" width="300" height="400" alt="alata x maxima"/></a> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60359429@N08/10173930686/in/album-72157647831001165/" title="alata x maxima"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/3830/10173930686_9eb735c7e5_w.jpg" width="300" height="400" alt="alata x maxima"/></a> 2011-05-20 <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60359429@N08/10173928356/in/album-72157647831001165/" title="alata x maxima"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/3714/10173928356_969040fc4a_w.jpg" width="300" height="400" alt="alata x maxima"/></a> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60359429@N08/10173756554/in/album-72157647831001165/" title="alata x maxima"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/3718/10173756554_fb84cc3db6_w.jpg" width="300" height="400" alt="alata x maxima"/></a> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60359429@N08/10173860075/in/album-72157647831001165/" title="alata x maxima"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/3717/10173860075_1687044fd9_w.jpg" width="300" height="400" alt="alata x maxima"/></a> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60359429@N08/10173990903/in/album-72157647831001165/" title="alata x maxima"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/5332/10173990903_9ac903b816_w.jpg" width="300" height="400" alt="alata x maxima"/></a> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60359429@N08/10173859885/in/album-72157647831001165/" title="alata x maxima"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/7449/10173859885_8a526ce08e_w.jpg" width="300" height="400" alt="alata x maxima"/></a> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60359429@N08/10173991313/in/album-72157647831001165/" title="alata x maxima"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/7441/10173991313_858442d2a9_w.jpg" width="300" height="400" alt="alata x maxima"/></a> 2012-10-21 <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60359429@N08/10174750643/in/album-72157647831001165/" title="alata x maxima"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/5495/10174750643_cd459a66a5_w.jpg" width="300" height="400" alt="alata x maxima"/></a> 2014-03-30 <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60359429@N08/15297939522/in/album-72157647831001165" title="N. alata x maxima"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/3863/15297939522_de8cf462d6_w.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="N. alata x maxima"/></a> 2014-09-07 <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60359429@N08/15111714880/in/album-72157647831001165/" title="N. alata x maxima"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/5593/15111714880_c1317beb5a_w.jpg" width="300" height="400" alt="N. alata x maxima"/></a> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60359429@N08/15298062622/in/album-72157647831001165/" title="N. alata x maxima"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/5565/15298062622_6def35b245_w.jpg" width="300" height="400" alt="N. alata x maxima"/></a> #### Cutting in rockwool This cutting was grown in Grodan rockwool cubes for at least 8 months. It grew well. Not all Nepenthes tolerate rockwool, much less thrive in it. 2015-08-09 2016-03-24 <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60359429@N08/20436420135/in/album-72157647831001165/" title="2015-08-09_03-58-36"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/466/20436420135_5e87789d1f_w.jpg" width="239" height="400" alt="2015-08-09_03-58-36"/></a> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60359429@N08/25920866512/in/album-72157647831001165/" title="Nepenthes cutting"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/1715/25920866512_b8a4406c60_w.jpg" width="225" height="400" alt="Nepenthes cutting"/></a> #### 2016-05 onward During this period the plant was grown hydropinically, using drip irrigation in pure perlite. This method produced the largest pitchers and the most vigorous growth. For more details, see [[Nepenthes in hydroponics 1]]. 2016-05-02 <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60359429@N08/26756910146/in/album-72157647831001165/" title="Nepenthes alata x maxima"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/1471/26756910146_85b3379ee2_w.jpg" width="225" height="400" alt="Nepenthes alata x maxima"/></a> 2016-09-16 In the photos below it has 3 vines and both upper and lower pitchers. <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60359429@N08/29627345332/in/album-72157647831001165/" title="Nepenthes alata x maxima, repotted"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/8447/29627345332_4ae16d9942_w.jpg" width="225" height="400" alt="Nepenthes alata x maxima, repotted"/></a> <a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60359429@N08/29111948174/in/album-72157647831001165/" title="Nepenthes alata x maxima"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/8202/29111948174_7a8545cf5f_w.jpg" width="225" height="400" alt="Nepenthes alata x maxima"/></a> --- ### Plant # 2 I bought from [[Manny Herrera]] on 2025-07-25, along with [[Nepenthes graciliflora]] for a total of $65 (including shipping). 2025-12-23. Five months after acquiring. Growing in 1:1 sphagnum : perlite under 3 LED tubes, 14 hr. photoperiod. ![[Nepenthes_alataXmaxima2_2025-12-23.jpg|300]] --- [[Nepenthes I've grown]] [[Nepenthes]]