Nepenthes care advice?
Hello all! I was recently gifted a nepenthes plant. I am thrilled, as I've always wanted a carnivorous plant, but I have 0 experience with them. I'd love some general advice!
I live in Colorado, so there is 0 humidity here. I currently have my plant in a glass open terrarium that is definitely too small, but it's all I have for the next three weeks. If anyone has sources for better terrariums, i am all ears! I also put my plant in sphagnum moss and water it a little every few days with distilled water. I also mist at least once a day (with distilled water).
If anyone has advice, recommendations, etc. for growing nepenthes in Colorado I would love to hear it! Especially if you have fertilizing advice! Also, I do not know the variety or species of nepenthes I have 😔.
I live in Colorado, so there is 0 humidity here. I currently have my plant in a glass open terrarium that is definitely too small, but it's all I have for the next three weeks. If anyone has sources for better terrariums, i am all ears! I also put my plant in sphagnum moss and water it a little every few days with distilled water. I also mist at least once a day (with distilled water).
If anyone has advice, recommendations, etc. for growing nepenthes in Colorado I would love to hear it! Especially if you have fertilizing advice! Also, I do not know the variety or species of nepenthes I have 😔.
5” pot without drainage
Last watered 2 weeks ago
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Certainly not an expert as I just recently acquired a couple myself. I have mine under cloches but they will outgrow them shortly. From what I have read they can acclimate to normal household conditions and don’t need high humidity but they need to be acclimated. I have seen some people who have done this acclimation by putting them in a ziplock bag and slowly opening over the course of several weeks.
@HotIcecaps19 Oh, they need drainage. They are not bog plants like VFTs or pitchers. They should be in a mix of 50/50 sphagnum moss and perlite in a container with drainage. They need to dry out a bit between watering.