Nepenthes Judith Finn Family: Nepenthaceae Common Name(s): Grown by: Kristen Yanker-Hansen, Danville Nepenthes are insectivorous plants that get added nutrients from digesting insects that are trapped in pitchers that develop at the ends of the leaves. These pitchers look like a curved tobacco pipe and are very attractive in their own right. This plant had a fragrant flower spike composed of many small brownish flowers. This is a hybrid of the tropical group and is a houseplant only. Kristin grew this one on her bedroom window sill so the flower spike is somewhat unusual as it developed with lower humidity. Photo by Steve Morse