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Hello everyone, Well my monkey cup arrived today in the post. They are Nepenthes Ventricosa x Talangensis highland hybrid. I have misted the plant. I have read conflicting information about what to do after the plant reached you through the post..My plant was posted quite carefully but the cups were packed in a way that the fluid would have come out. I have refilled the open cups. I will leave the closed cups.

Here are some photos. I would appreciate it if you looked over the photos and told me your thoughts to the condition of the plant. In one photo I have pictured a yellow spot on a leaf. Is this yellow spot something I should worry and do something about? Also some of the small pitchers are starting to yellow from the top of the pitcher. I get the impression this plant isn't in great condition. What do you guys think I should do about the yellow spots on the leaf and the yellowing small pitchers? Leave it a loan and see what happens? Treat it? If so with what? Or prune the small yellow pitchers off?

Any help appreciated.

If you need any more photos to be certain like a close up of anything, just say!

Hello, thanks for the information.

After filling the pitchers with water and putting the plant outside next to the pond for high humidity, the outside temp is spot on for the Nepenthes highlanders as well. The plant is looking a lot more healthier. It has greened up, and all the pitchers are doing ok and it is even producing a new pitcher. All looks well, all I am doing in the way of care is misting it once every morning.

Hello here's an update. I have today potted on my Nepenthe's Hybrid into a bigger pot, in a glazed inside and out ceramic pot, designed for Orchids, only alteration I had to do was drill drainage holes in the bottom. For the soil mix I did 70% New Zealand long fibred Sphagnum Moss, 10% fine Orchid Bark, 10 % Perlite, 10% Fern Fibre. Then watered through the mix with rain water!
Here's a photo of my biggest Pitcher 5cm

Im not sure about that new pot (,,ceramic pot, designed for Orchids,,). It could in time leach minerals, because of posible cracks or holes that you drilled.

Good point, it is quite a big pot one which will suit the rest of its life. So I think the Nepenthes wont get root bound and go near the holes. I would of thought watering from the top would flush it out anyway, like is advised with the care and keeping of other carnivorus plants, for washing out the salts etc