Need a photo. Sounds like a cape sundew. Sounds like it needs brighter light and keep it in a shallow water tray using distilled or rainwater ONLY.
Lack of dew is usually an indication that it's not getting enough light.

Sunlight,eh? It's been in the same spot for two years and has only recently been doing poorly.

You may be right though as I placed a large Didieria madagascariensis in front of it. Maybe it blocks just enough light?

Do I need to transplant now that it looks like a mini Palm tree?

I water it only with distilled otherwise I'll surely kill it.

I know I'm not supposed to fertilize it.

That pic is what it looks like now.

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This is what it looked like up to 4 months ago.

Although you left it sitting in water but it seems like it continued to grow well. However, by observation, it does look like that potting mix could be changed out. Kind of looks gross, not to mention that smell that you mentioned.

I'm not so sure about the dead leaves at the bottom, other than they might be the old leaves and it's natural. It could also be some kind of rot since it is sitting in water. However, that looks like your plant did a lot of leafy growth changes in just those 4 months.

But those dead parts at the end of the green leaves might have been getting sun burned. Did you change it to that spot recently? Or also, last few weeks has been pretty hot, including any heat that might come through the window area.

It's usually suggested to repot once a year but if soil conditions get worse through the year due to some change that we introduced, it's better to change the soil conditions asap instead of waiting for the average 1 year time to change it.

No same spot since I got it a few years ago.

I repotted it last week and yes the potting medium was funky. Looked like regular potting soil with some extra sand and only topped with moss. I repotted it in a 75% long fiber moss and 25% sand. Hopefully that was right. One thing I've noticed is a lot of contradicting information on the care of these plants.

It has not had any dew on it since it started doing poorly and that's why I was watering it so much. Some sites I read said no dew was caused by not enough water. I also noticed the ends turning brown if I let it dry out.

I have discontinued letting it stand in water because it obviously wasn't helping.

It sounds like having enough water to make dew would be a desired combo but for sundews, but it's actually exposure to good light that helps make good dew. In other words, one clue of not having enough light is that they don't make dew.

Since you have stopped the excess watering then try to give it more light. This could mean setting it outside or a brighter window or even a better indoor light source.

Hm. Ok. I'll try putting it in a different spot. Just because it's been happy in the same spot for years doesn't mean it couldn't do with a change. It is a living thing after all.

Thanks for all the suggestions! Very much appreciated.