--- 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=ko" 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" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=ko) # Got a couple new plants for my birthday! Does anyone have any tips on… _Amira님이 2024-10-31에 게시함_ 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 ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BFj9HZiEODL22ZEG_AEzZSEnD8iUyiGsBqc4cOnjY-8/-SvRQ7UvSwGvGcjFQWnyNQ.webp?size=large) ## 22개의 댓글 ### Angelica님이 2024-10-31에 댓글을 남겼어요. 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 ### Veronica님이 2024-10-31에 댓글을 남겼어요. Happy Birthday! ### B-Angie-B 2024님이 2024-10-31에 댓글을 남겼어요. 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. #### Amira님이 2024-11-01에 답변했습니다. 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 2024님이 2024-11-01에 답변했습니다. 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 Elkins님이 2024-10-31에 댓글을 남겼어요. Happy birthday!!! #### Amira님이 2024-11-01에 답변했습니다. Ty ### Newly obsessed님이 2024-10-31에 댓글을 남겼어요. Happppy birthday! #### Amira님이 2024-11-01에 답변했습니다. Ty ### K님이 2024-10-31에 댓글을 남겼어요. Christmas cactus’ like a lot of water! I water mine once a week but it’s also about 10x bigger than yours lol ### Manic1님이 2024-10-31에 댓글을 남겼어요. 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 #### Amira님이 2024-11-01에 답변했습니다. Wym #### Amira님이 2024-11-01에 답변했습니다. And thank you! #### Manic1님이 2024-11-01에 답변했습니다. I’m not sure what wym means 🤷🏻‍♀️ #### Adrian님이 2024-11-01에 답변했습니다. It means “what do you mean”. Hope this helps! #### Manic1님이 2024-11-01에 답변했습니다. Lol Adrian, I ended up googling it 👀 but I’m still not entirely sure which part of my original comment wasn’t understood 🤷🏻‍♀️ _앱에서 4개의 답글 더 보기_ ### Geogaddi님이 2024-10-31에 댓글을 남겼어요. 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! ### Aisha님이 2024-10-31에 댓글을 남겼어요. Aww! So cute! Nope. Not a single clue. --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_