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Just got this plant Nepenthes x hookeriana (N. ampullaria x N. rafflesiana) Nov 2 2018. Came in green and looking good. Then I got a hold of it and it has changed color and a leaf if curling. I grow it under 100 w LED and water once a day. I keep the temp around 70 degrees. Looking through older posts it seems like it might be acclimating to its new environment. I hope that's it. If anyone sees otherwise I would appreciate any advice. Thanks

It is normal for many Nepenthes to color up on the leaves when exposed to brighter light. Good examples of this are N. "Lady Luck" and N. "Suki". I am not sure about the leaf curling, but it looks like it is common to all of the leaves on your plant. Perhaps it dried a bit too much one day. In any case, since the pitchers are still present, I would assume it is doing OK. However, a larger pot might help to promote stability if it is a drying issue and I would check to make sure there are no major changes going on in the environment such as too near an air vent.

I used to grow up and this type and mine always preferred indirect lighting. It looks like leaf burn to me. Try out of direct lights or move the light further away.