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Post by mpham on Mar 9, 2017 23:39:10 GMT -5
Hello everyone! I am completely new to growing nepenthes and have already almost killed my plant. It was growing fine in my grow box under a 12 W light and after 3 weeks I decided to move it to my windowsill. Unfortunately, I left it closed in the ziploc bag and within 4 hours of it being in the windowsill (very bright sun that day), it went from strong green leaves to dark wilted ones (I basically cooked it). The plant had no pitchers. I have removed the leaves and the crown seems to still be strong and rigid. I have read that nepenthes shed their leaves trying to adjust to new conditions, but I am worried that the plant is actually dead. Could anyone provide me with advice as to what is happening to my plant? Thank you in advance!
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Post by nimbulan on Mar 10, 2017 11:21:57 GMT -5
Yep it does sound like you cooked the plant. It's normal to shed old pitchers when adjusting to new conditions but not leaves. Don't give up hope though, if there's any green left on the stem it will probably start growing again, or may even start a new growth point from the roots.
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Post by mpham on Mar 14, 2017 23:11:56 GMT -5
Yep it does sound like you cooked the plant. It's normal to shed old pitchers when adjusting to new conditions but not leaves. Don't give up hope though, if there's any green left on the stem it will probably start growing again, or may even start a new growth point from the roots. Thanks for the reply! I am being very optimistic about this plant as its my very very first CP. The stem is currently brown, but I've been told it ain't dead till it's black.
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Post by nimbulan on Mar 15, 2017 10:01:26 GMT -5
Yeah it is still possible to regrow from a brown stem, or at the very least from the roots. Make sure you're careful with watering since the soil won't dry out nearly as quickly when the plant isn't respirating.
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Post by vraev on Mar 15, 2017 11:54:42 GMT -5
Would be helpful if u can share a pic. Keep in mind nepenthes are vines. They don't really have a crown. While it is possible for neps to grow from lower down the stem/roots, a dead stem might be a problem and unfavourable for this genus. Don't worry, early on, these kind of mistakes happen.
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Post by mpham on Mar 27, 2017 18:09:36 GMT -5
I have thrown out the plant as it completely went black and there was white stuff growing on it. Will have to try again. Did anyone go to Canada blooms?
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Post by lloyd on Mar 27, 2017 19:20:17 GMT -5
Canada Blooms, IMHO, is pretty boring for weird-plant people like us.
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Post by bonfield on Mar 27, 2017 19:33:27 GMT -5
While the local show is impressive, I agree that there's more going on with these forums than anything you'll see at even the largest shows. Coming up in a few weeks if anyone's interested: www.peterboroughgardenshow.com/
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Post by mpham on Mar 27, 2017 22:37:05 GMT -5
It definitely was a little bit of a disappointment in terms of the variety of plants they had, but being a new CP enthusiast, I thought I'd test my luck at looking for CPs there. Unfortunately, all they had were plain fly traps and pitcher plants. Pricey too, but still quite a show for a noob like me.
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