I'm sorry.. the pitcher isn't very clear and it looks shriveled. I was hoping that it was a standard N. ventrata, for easy ID. Would it look like any of these?

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hey petiolaris,

yea. it's hard to get a proper picture cause it's so small. when i get too close, it gets blur.

thanks for the pix though. it doesn't really look like any of the above. maybe closer to the third one, but the pitchers are quite short and squat. the pristome is light green so far, but not sure if it's because it's so small?

it's in a pretty bad condition. there are some rust spots on the leaf and some of the pitchers have dried up near the top. but there are some new leaves coming out, so i'm hopeful.

have put it under flourescent light, near a humidifier. hopefully that'll make it better. but would help more if i could ID it properly to figure out what it really wants.

thanks again!

Just do what you're doing and don't mess with its growing conditions. In time, after fully acclimated, the pitchers will get bigger and it will become more evident what you have. I would snip any dead material, though (leaves, pitchers).

I agree. Changing the conditions, trying to figure it out, that sort of thing can slow it down alot. If you got it from a near by nursery, we can guess (obviously guesses can be wrong but I'll say the odds are good) that it's a highlander of some sort. Just keep doing what you're doing and let it grow. Unfortunately, many nep pitchers look similar when they're tiny.

Basically, IF it keeps growing leaves, even if they don't pitcher, I'd say don't mess with the growing conditions too much for a few months at least. If you're not getting pitcher growth, it's something worth worrying about once the plant is showing a few new healthy leaves and those don't happen over night.

I have quite a few nep pics at my web site. Take a look and see if any of them seem to look familiar.

Here is a link that might be useful: Aracknight's Deadly Delights

IÂm taking a shot on identifying the nep in you photo. It would of helped if you have taken a front picture of the urn but what I can see, I think I can guess what species it is.

The Home Depot here had starting selling these particular neps with long spear-shape leaves, with bulbous squat pitchers, and large ala. The plants look similar to N. rafflessiana. Here a picture of the urn.
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I could be wrong, but IÂm certain it is N. rafflesiana.

thanks so much for this.

i haven't moved it, but suspect i might have to repot it because there is very little soil for the plant. have trimmed off the dried up leaves and pitchers, and the rest looks quite healthy.

there are some new leaves forming, and the end of the leaves are tiny light green bulges that are also a little furry. will take some better pictures soon and post it here. wish me luck! and thanks again :)

looks a bit like n. sanguinea. but ime not sure.

No,
It is certainly, without a doubt N. rafflesiana.
I have one and it looks identicle.
Good luck,
Adrian

i think you will have to wait until you get healthier lower pithcers or upper pitchers