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Posted 8h ago by @WiseGreenice47

New to this carnivorous life, can I prune these dead pitc...

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Yes you can, I would recommend just cutting back to where it is still green and not the entire stem, the green parts are still feeding the plant energy.
It will grow new pitchers
@WiseGreenice47 Hello- welcome to Greg! I have tons of pitcher plants! If your plant has a lot of leaves, it would be best to clip the entire leaf off and not just the pitcher and pitcher stem. It will encourage it to push new growth from the top, and give you new pitchers before you know it! Just make sure you are watering it with only distilled water, and giving it plenty of filtered sunlight- direct sunlight will cook the leaves and dry up the pitchers so make sure it’s not direct sunlight they are in. No fertilizer! They will attract insects if they can get to it. If not, there is carnivorous plant food on Amazon. Good luck! πŸͺ΄πŸŒΊπŸŒΈ