- Mon Oct 22, 2018 5:41 pm
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I've always been interested in carnivorous plants and after doing a lot of research, I finally went ahead and bought a nepenthes alata from my local Home Depot. However, I've started noticing that some of the leaves are turning black and I'm not sure why. I live in Miami (zone 11) and have my alata outside where it receives about four or five hours of direct sunlight in the morning and the rest of the day it receives indirect light from under a shade. I only water it once a day around noon, as when I check on it at night the soil is still slightly damp. I can't seem to find a lot of information about alatas online and I'm thinking that perhaps they require some sort of care that I'm not aware about.
It does have a lot of pitchers that look healthy, although some are starting to die. I know this is normal and there are few that look like they're about to open. I should also note that I've been using bottled water as I'm not sure about the quality of my tap water and I haven't yet bought distilled water. I also never mist it, as it never gets below 50% humidity in Miami.
It does have a lot of pitchers that look healthy, although some are starting to die. I know this is normal and there are few that look like they're about to open. I should also note that I've been using bottled water as I'm not sure about the quality of my tap water and I haven't yet bought distilled water. I also never mist it, as it never gets below 50% humidity in Miami.
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