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An Unexpected Cause of Deformed Nepenthes Pitchers(Post)
Jacob here with Sarracenia Northwest. Since 2005, we have answered thousands of questions from carnivorous plant growers. Here’s a question from the archives, submitted to us in December 2018.
Q/A #114 - Terracotta Pot for Nepenthes?(Post)QUESTION: I have a Nepenthes pitcher plant given to me as a gift. I am wanting to replant but looking for a economical solution. I was looking at terra-cotta. Would you advise this? I also cou ...
Q/A #9 - Pitcherless Nepenthes(Post)QUESTION: I have a Nepenthes, but I don't know anything more about it. It still has very small pitchers, and is one of two in the pot. But sorry to say recently one pitcher died. I have it in ...
Q/A #37 - Nepenthes Needs Time to Acclimate(Post)QUESTION: I have a nepenthes that was shipped from CA to Denver, CO where I'm located. When I received it, the plant had numerous, healthy and beautiful pitchers but also many brown spots on the ...
Q/A #131 - Nepenthes Seems to Be Dying(Post)QUESTION: I’ve had this Nepenthes Gaya for just a few months. I repotted it into a mix of peat moss and perlite, equal parts. It was doing really well until about a week ago. It seems to be dyin ...
Q/A #52 - Nepenthes Is Growing Sideways, Not Up!(Post)QUESTION: Hello, I have a repotting question for you. I've had this Nepenthes Fancy Fish for about 6 years. It's happy & I haven't had any problems with it, but this year it's started growi ...
Q/A #71 - Nepenthes Aren't Producing Pitchers(Post)QUESTION: I included a few pictures of some Nepenthes that are all growing very well, but not pitchering. The first is a Nepenthes ventrata that is growing next to a Miranda. The Miranda is doin ...
Q/A #101 - Nepenthes Is Getting Too Long(Post)QUESTION: In my collection of carnivorous plants that I have purchased from your site, I have been having difficulties growing my Nepenthes Velvet that I purchased in August. For starters, as you ...
Q/A #83 - Nepenthes Cutting Not Cutting it(Post)QUESTION: Why are the growing tips of my Nepenthes Deroose Alata basel cutting turning brown? I made this cutting in mid-March. It's in peat moss, and I water it with reverse-osmosis water. Is t ...
Q/A #145 - A Fungus Among Us Nepenthes(Post)QUESTION:I have a Nepenthes ventricosa with a mushroom growing in the soil. I've had a particularly dry few weeks in my house, so I've been watering my plants a little more often than usual. I recent ...
Q/A #44 - Nepenthes Leaves Are Turning Red and Dying(Post)QUESTION: I have a Nepenthes Lady Luck (N. ampullaria x ventricosa). I had it for 6 months, using distilled water, in south facing window in Denver, so sun might be more intense since we are at ...
Q/A #19 - No Pitchers on a Large Nepenthes(Post)QUESTION: At a previous home, I had gorgeous Nepenthes in a greenhouse. I moved and now have it in a south-facing bay window, 65°F (18°C) with a humidifier. They have curling tendrils but n ...