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title: "I got a new plant last week would love to keep it alive 😂 any advice…"
description: "I got a new plant last week would love to keep it alive 😂 any advice on pitcher plants?"
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author: "Kai"
published: "2025-09-05T11:42:59.591087Z"
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# I got a new plant last week would love to keep it alive 😂 any advice…

_Posted by Kai on 2025-09-05_

I got a new plant last week would love to keep it alive 😂 any advice on pitcher plants?

## 3 comments

### Celesta commented on 2025-09-05

They need humidity! My mom kept hers alive for years and years because it was literally hanging over the kitchen sink. 😅

### merp commented on 2025-09-05

Don’t use tap water! The minerals in tap water are too difficult for carnivorous plants to deal with!

### Lisa\_starch\_bishop commented on 2025-09-06

I’m following this thread because I was just gifted this plant

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