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I received this plant from a guy who no longer had time to care for his collection. I got 4 different Neps with this guy being the largest of them all. All the others look way better than this guy. These are the first Nepenthes I have owned so I could use some help. This plant looks to be in pretty rough shape. On one side the growth node looks all messed up and the last couple of leaves it has thrown out look deformed. Just wondering if there is anything I can do to get this guy back producing beautiful leaves and pitchers. It only had the one pitcher on it when I got it a few weeks ago and it had been torn up by something. Does it need to be trimmed back? Like I said I'm kind of new to these guys and any advice would be amazing. Also if anyone could help me out with an ID that would be great. Thanks alot!

If i had to guess the torn pitcher is more likely Miranda. The newer growth looks stressed. I trim my larger plants but i suggest waiting till it putting out healthy growth.

this is a Miranda pitcher to compare.

Yes, it is a miranda. I would leave the pitcher on because it can still catch food and you can also fertilize it threw the pitcher. I'm assuming you're giving it basic CP care?
-good lighting
-distilled/RO/rain water only
-low nutrient soil - lfsm, peat moss, coco coir, orchid bark
-decent humidity

it might just be stressed from being moved into a new environment and climate. I think all you can do for now is give it time and high humidity.

I'm in South Carolina and its outside at the moment. Probably a little lower humidity than it would like. Humidity is 54% today. Good lighting, distilled water, good soil. I'm just wondering if there is any good way to fix the weird growth its having. The leaves underneath where the weird leaves are really good size. The ones coming out now are tiny and just don't like right. It looked that way when I got it so Its probably the conditions it was in before I received it. Its 2 separate vines growing and the one side looks pretty good. The other not so much. How high of humidity should it be getting? I have a small window greenhouse that the others are in but its a little small to fit this guy in there. It normally stays between 80-85%.

80-85% humidity is best but miranda is very easy and forgiving and can probably handle 50-60%. My next guess would've been pests but nothing appears to be on your plant and I think both growth points would have wonky leaves. Like I said, I think you should just give it high humidity (as high as you can get it) and time to recover. I notice with some of my Drosera that they get kinda weird leaves when in low light. Maybe try giving it a little more light?

I've started trying that the last few days. Its been in pretty good sun with a little shade here and there. Sounds like I'm just going to have to give it time and see how things go. Thanks for all your help.

During the winter I had my Miranda growing in the basement at around 70 degrees and 40% humidity. I misted it twice a day and it put out a ton of pitchers. The ventrata also enjoyed that treatment.

I've been misting mine a couple of times a day to try and raise the humidity a little bit. Hopefully when it stops getting mad at the last owner, it'll straighten out. Lol

I grow mine outside with no issue and i am in Greenville SC. In the winter it just doesn't pitcher inside.

I got these from a guy right outside of Spartanburg. How much sun are yours getting a day?

they are on a table with a solid roof and lattice on the sides.

Okay. So very little direct sun then? We have large oak trees that filter the sunlight throughout the day depending on where it is in the sky so it does get a few hours of direct sun. Just wondering where the best place would be to put it and how many hours of direct sun it needs or could take without causing negative effects.

I have some that enjoy 4 hours of direct light, but Miranda seem to like less light. keep an eye out on new growth if the tan is more of a purple back off on the light.

Okay thanks. I'll see if I can find a good place with a little less direct sun.