FlytrapCare Carnivorous Plant Forums

So I bought my nepenthes alata about a week ago, came with some pitchers formed. I put it outside in a shady place since the sun over here in Texas is scorching hot. Anyways, I knew the pitchers were going to die off since they're not use to the humidity and their new environment, but seems the leaves are taking a hit as-well, I water it daily, and keep it nice and moist. Do you think the plant will adjust to its new environment here in Texas? I try to keep it nicely watered.

It should acclimate eventually. I live in California and the heat skyrockets all the time. Try to mist the pitchers and the entire plant. I found that out from "Brads Greenhouse" videos and it helped most of my plants deal with the heat as well.

It depends on where you live in Texas. Houston area Nepenthes grow like crazy.

Sent from my SM-T310 using Tapatalk

Where did you get your plant? If it wasn't from a trusted CP vendor, it's probably N. x ventrata, not N. alata.

http://i804.photobucket.com/albums/yy33 ... talsv2.jpg

This is the alata

It's still too difficult to tell what it is at this stage, given the variability of N. alata. Definitely reminds me of young N. x ventrata though, and almost all N. x ventrata are mislabeled as N. alata when sold.

I think it might well be a N. x ventrata. But dont worry happened to my first plant to :/ The main thing is are the leaves dying of from the inside, or the outside of the stem? (I cant see anything on the picture.)

Dying off from the outside is ok, the plant will acclimate itself soon. If it is from the inside, it might well be an indicator of root rot.(Very bad!)

The leaves are getting hit from the outside, with black spots, I'm guessing its just not use to the heat and humidity over here. But for some reason the two biggest leaves are hanging in, with no sign of black spots. Hopefully the plant can adjust!

Sounds great, your plant should soon start growing then.

Happy Growing

I've seen people grow their nepenthes under full direct sun. Look at the pots hung behind the tables.

Thats wonderful! Hopefully they get use to the sun and humidity, and start growing! I try to keep them nice and moist, misting them from above!

Full sun in Texas and full sun in Minnesota would be different. This is the situation to be careful of when people say what their growing conditions are like. Even outdoor conditions between Dallas, Tx and Houston, Tx might be different enough because of other conditions such as the humidity.

I would say that one should observe their plant and adjust accordingly.