Jacob here with Sarracenia Northwest. This is part 2 of the Humidity Myth and Nepenthes. In part 1, I explained how Nepenthes adapt to fluctuating humidity and don’t need a rainforest to grow pitchers. I talked about it within the context of a grower who placed her plant under a humidity dome. So in part 2,

Jacob here with Sarracenia Northwest. In this video, I’m going to talk about humidity and Nepenthes, and what really drives pitcher growth on these plants. This is a very complex topic, and a lot of Nepenthes growers have different views. But I’m going to discuss humidity within the context of a ques

QUESTION: I purchased a Sarracenia purpurea (from a different nursery) at the beginning of winter and it grew some new pitchers, then it started growing these long ones with no opening. I have struggled to find what these are but deduced that as summer approached my plant went into dormancy. Plus it's gon