First time for these,are they hard to grow and keep a live?
Tropical Or Subtropical?
Looks like a pitcher plant of the Nepenthes Genus (don't know for sure) which is a native to moist tropical areas from sea level to high elevations.
Don't know which species or cultivar this one is but some general growing instructions may be found here:
http://plantsdatabase.com/go/987/index.html
Bush Wisdom here says that if you plant enough of them around your house, you will never have mosquitos...they are of the carnivorous bent...I think some can be grown in subtropical environments. A friend who lives at 3500' in Volcano where it is a lot cooler grows some very well.
Don't think it can live outdoors thru your winter, tho! :o)
Congratulations Tropicman for your first Nepenthes.
Most of the Nepenthes species are tropical but I think there also are some subtropical species. They need warm summer and winters. Nepenthes species are sorted to two categorys, lowland and highland species. Lowland species are easier but highland species prefer colder night.
They are not very hard to take care of, but they need high humid, and if the humid is under 70% or 80% they might stop making pitchers. You cannot water them too much, at least that is what they say, but try to keep the water just damp.
No need to fertilize them but if you do, you Orchid fertilizer.
Thanks gang for all the good info!