Is it normal for my nepenthes to tilt like this?

Is it normal for my nepenthes to tilt like this?#385723

By albertoburrito -  Thu Jul 29, 2021 9:42 pm
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- Thu Jul 29, 2021 9:42 pm #385723

is it normal for my nep to tilt like this? the light is directly above it.

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Re: Is it normal for my nepenthes to tilt like this?#385724

By ChefDean -  Thu Jul 29, 2021 9:47 pm
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- Thu Jul 29, 2021 9:47 pm #385724

Yes. Technically, it's a vine, so it will lean one way or another to a certain degree unless you stake it and tie it.

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Re: Is it normal for my nepenthes to tilt like this?#385725

By albertoburrito -  Thu Jul 29, 2021 9:51 pm
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- Thu Jul 29, 2021 9:51 pm #385725

Would it be ok to let it crawl along the table once it vines?

Re: Is it normal for my nepenthes to tilt like this?#385727

By ChefDean -  Thu Jul 29, 2021 10:38 pm
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- Thu Jul 29, 2021 10:38 pm #385727

You could. Buy then you might run into issues with the nectar glands on the leaves causing issues with whatever surface it's on. Plus, the pitchers wouldn't hang properly, so wouldn't function as they should.

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Re: Is it normal for my nepenthes to tilt like this?#385728

By albertoburrito -  Thu Jul 29, 2021 10:47 pm
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- Thu Jul 29, 2021 10:47 pm #385728

Ok, so I will probably make a stake/trellis out of bamboo chopsticks

Re: Is it normal for my nepenthes to tilt like this?#385729

By albertoburrito -  Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:25 pm
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- Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:25 pm #385729

this is what it is
like now:

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Re: Is it normal for my nepenthes to tilt like this?#385730

By albertoburrito -  Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:29 pm
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- Thu Jul 29, 2021 11:29 pm #385730

i probably broke a couple roots, will it recover?

Re: Is it normal for my nepenthes to tilt like this?#385732

By ChefDean -  Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:36 am
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- Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:36 am #385732

Yes, a couple broken roots are nothing to worry about.

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Re: Is it normal for my nepenthes to tilt like this?#385733

By optique -  Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:51 am
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- Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:51 am #385733

i have a 8 foot stake on my largest plant.

check out the uppers.

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