--- title: "Got a couple new plants for my birthday! Does anyone have any tips on…" description: "Got a couple new plants for my birthday! Does anyone have any tips on any of these plants Christmas cactus, pitcher plant and polka dot plant" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/KYCgIaPkT0GD18qh0IPgoA?language=fr" community: "Anything about plants" author: "Amira" published: "2024-10-31T09:46:41.123983Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BFj9HZiEODL22ZEG_AEzZSEnD8iUyiGsBqc4cOnjY-8/-SvRQ7UvSwGvGcjFQWnyNQ.webp?size=large" --- [Communauté](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=fr) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=fr) # Got a couple new plants for my birthday! Does anyone have any tips on… _Publié par Amira le 2024-10-31_ Got a couple new plants for my birthday! Does anyone have any tips on any of these plants Christmas cactus, pitcher plant and polka dot plant ![Pièce jointe 1 sur 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BFj9HZiEODL22ZEG_AEzZSEnD8iUyiGsBqc4cOnjY-8/-SvRQ7UvSwGvGcjFQWnyNQ.webp?size=large) ## 22 commentaires ### Angelica a commenté le 2024-10-31 My Christmas cactus LOVES getting as much light as it can (from my south facing window near a giant tree) and has been growing really quickly and a lot this year ### Veronica a commenté le 2024-10-31 Happy Birthday! ### B-Angie-B 2024 a commenté le 2024-10-31 Do not put tap water in your pitcher plant. It’s very sensitive to minerals and will kill it. Pitcher Plant • Sunlight: Bright, indirect light. • Water: Distilled or rainwater only; avoid tap water due to mineral sensitivity. • Fertilizer: None; obtains nutrients from trapped insects. • Soil recipe: Carnivorous plant mix. Recipe: 50% sphagnum moss, 50% perlite. #### Amira ha respondido el 2024-11-01 It had root rot unfortunately I cut off the roots and put it in peat moss and perlite idk from here what to do #### B-Angie-B 2024 ha respondido el 2024-11-01 It sounds like you took the right steps to help your pitcher plant recover from root rot. Using a well-draining mix like peat moss and perlite is excellent, because pitcher plants prefer a moisture-retentive but airy medium that doesn’t stay overly saturated. To help it thrive: 1\. Water Quality (MOST IMPORTANT PART): Make sure you’re using distilled or rainwater, because pitcher plants are sensitive to minerals and chemicals in tap water. Tap water WILL kill it! 2\. Light and Humidity: Provide bright, indirect sunlight and maintain high humidity, which helps pitcher plants flourish. Outdoors is best or else you’ll have to feed it live flies or crickets. 3\. Avoid Any Kind of Fertilizer: Fertilizers will harm pitcher plants, so it’s best to avoid adding any. 4\. Monitor Moisture: The soil should stay damp but not waterlogged. The new mix will help, but regular checking is wise, especially since root rot is a sign of excess moisture. With this care, your plant should have a good chance of recovering! ### Nikolai Elkins a commenté le 2024-10-31 Happy birthday!!! #### Amira ha respondido el 2024-11-01 Ty ### Newly obsessed a commenté le 2024-10-31 Happppy birthday! #### Amira ha respondido el 2024-11-01 Ty ### K a commenté le 2024-10-31 Christmas cactus’ like a lot of water! I water mine once a week but it’s also about 10x bigger than yours lol ### Manic1 a commenté le 2024-10-31 Pinch out the polka dot plant or it WILL get leggy (I prefer to plant a few together to ‘bulk’ it out) and they drop a lot of leaves! When the Christmas cactus is dormant, or not producing flowers, put it in a darker spot for a few weeks and it should flower again. And happy birthday to you 🥳x #### Amira ha respondido el 2024-11-01 Wym #### Amira ha respondido el 2024-11-01 And thank you! #### Manic1 ha respondido el 2024-11-01 I’m not sure what wym means 🤷🏻‍♀️ #### Adrian ha respondido el 2024-11-01 It means “what do you mean”. Hope this helps! #### Manic1 ha respondido el 2024-11-01 Lol Adrian, I ended up googling it 👀 but I’m still not entirely sure which part of my original comment wasn’t understood 🤷🏻‍♀️ _4 réponses supplémentaires dans l'app_ ### Geogaddi a commenté le 2024-10-31 Happy birthday! Out of the three plants I would say the pitcher plant is going to be more difficult and would recommend reading up on it! ### Aisha a commenté le 2024-10-31 Aww! So cute! Nope. Not a single clue. --- _La communauté Planta (https://getplanta.com). La lecture est ouverte à tous. Pour publier, commenter et aimer, téléchargez l'application Planta : https://getplanta.com/download_