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This nepenthes is barely hanging on

8 years ago

Help! I have a little nepenthes ventricosa that we got at a carnivorous plant shop and it had little cute pitchers and everything was dandy. Somehow we have progressed to the point where, after it got a sunburn, it seems to have not recovered. No more pitchers and some leaves burned and so I trimmed them and it just looks yellowish and sad and I don't know what to do to save it.

idk if its not enough sun since then, or too much sun, not humid enough inside (we live in California so not a humid environ anyway), or too much water, not enough? I did just switch to spring water, I heard tap was bad. Should I uproot it and give the roots a rinsing with spring water and replant it? Poor little (expensive) thing!

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tommyr_gw Zone 6
8 years ago
Spring water is not good.

You want distilled or rain water or reverse osmosis water. They want bright light, no direct Sunlight. Always keep it moist. I'd throw that one out and get another one. What soil is it in?
Steph H
Original Author
8 years ago
It is in the soil we got from the carn plant store. i will start putting it in the shower with me to get some real humidity. I will get distilled today. I"m going to just try and save the little thing. The carn plant store is a couple hours away.
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