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Is my N. mirabilis var globosa getting light burned? I can't seem to find any information on the leaf colorings.

I received this plant Wednesday of this week so I've had it for a very short period of time. Could it possibly be just adjusting to my lights?

My current set up is T5HO 64000k x4, roughly 82°-85°f with, give or take, 45% humidity (our Winters are very dry, I do what I can with a warm humidifier) and a ceiling fan circulating the air on a medium setting.

Any and all help/advice is very much appreciated!
Thank you for your time.This is how it looked when I received it 2 days agoThis is how it looks as of 20 minutes ago

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Looks like it. That plant also could benefit from being bagged to improve humidity - most lowlanders like viking are grown in high humidity, and being suddenly thrown into 45% RH will be a shock.

I agree! bag it. Give it about a month in the bag opening it once or twice a week for fresh are. Then open the bag a little longer and more frequent over the next month.

I've contacted the seller and confirmed that my growing conditions are similar to his. He stated they might have been waterlogged from shipping and wouldn't recommend bagging them due to that. - that confused me because they felt very dehydrated by the time they had been received by me. Should I still bag them even though they were growing in similar conditions?

I proceeded to contact another fellow CP grower to get his opinion. He stated that his Viking turns from dark red to purple under his T5HO lights and I shouldn't worry.

Since the last pictures were post, both N. Viking and N. Hookeriana (received together from same seller) have continued to darken in color. However the growth points have shown movement on both plants. Hookeriana's growth point is also starting to turn red too meanwhile Viking's growth point remains a very pale color. The leaves seemed to have perked up considerable and don't feel as dehydrated as they did. - is it possible that they truly do change colors so drastically while remaining healthy?


On another note:

I also have a N. Ventrata that is growing new leaves and has plenty of nectur droplets all over but has no pitchers growing. Ive been assuming it due to lack of humidity.

Seeing as this is becoming a common issue for my collection, would they benefit from a reptile fogger vs just a regular humidifier?
N. VikingN. HookerianaN. VikingN. Hookeriana

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