Cobra Lily Nepenthes It has its best traps

It has its best traps in Spring when they are considerably larger and sturdier

but helpful in drier climates

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This gives the plant a ghostly green and white appearance

California

Cobra Lily Nepenthes It has its best trapsEase to Grow: Moderate to challenging Dormancy: Yes Native Range: Serpentine streams of coastal Mts, CA OR Zones: 6 9 (5 10) Darlingtonia californica or the Cobra Lily is in a class by itself among North American pitcher plants. It's tall, twisting lime green and red tubes form a bulbous hood with numerous large windows. An appendage resembling a forked tongue hangs from the opening on the underside of the hood. Generally a lime green, it develops a