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Is it normal for a nepenthes to loss all or most of it's pitchers during winter?
Also, if they do then why do they keep the leaves then, it's gonna eventually end up with LOTS
of pitcher-less leaves?

Oh, and I purchased a nepenthes ventrata in the fall and there were two mature 6-7 year old plants in
a pot that's 6 1/2 inches long and 3 1/2 inches down.( there are several baby plantlets in the pot too)
To me that seems very small so I'm thinking about repotting it in late winter. So about what size pot
should my two nepenthes be in?

victorcai wrote:Is it normal for a nepenthes to loss all or most of it's pitchers during winter?
?

Yes

victorcai wrote:Also, if they do then why do they keep the leaves then, it's gonna eventually end up with LOTS
of pitcher-less leaves?

?

Eating part dies quickly, and photosynthesis part slowly.

victorcai wrote: Oh, and I purchased a nepenthes ventrata in the fall and there were two mature 6-7 year old plants in
a pot that's 6 1/2 inches long and 3 1/2 inches down.( there are several baby plantlets in the pot too)
To me that seems very small so I'm thinking about repotting it in late winter. So about what size pot
should my two nepenthes be in?

Better to do repotting in the spring, although neps can repotting at any time.
Nep's do not need very large pots but with some exceptions.

So the pitcher less leaves will slowly but eventually die?


So about how big of a pot should i give the plants then