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title: "Hello all! I was just looking for some advice on a new pitcher plant…"
description: "Hello all! I was just looking for some advice on a new pitcher plant (nepenthes) that I purchased a few months ago at a store closing sale. It was in pretty…"
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community: "Carnivorous Corner"
author: "Allison"
published: "2024-10-12T02:35:54.620015Z"
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# Hello all! I was just looking for some advice on a new pitcher plant…

_Posted by Allison on 2024-10-12_

Hello all! I was just looking for some advice on a new pitcher plant (nepenthes) that I purchased a few months ago at a store closing sale. It was in pretty tough shape when I bought it but since I brought it home has been putting out much healthier looking leaves. It still has yet to produce a pitcher though, and I'm wondering what I can do to help? It's potted in sphagnum moss and kept damp (I'm still not sure if you're supposed to leave them sitting in water or just keep them damp) and there are a lot of new plants at the base. I water with distilled water and every now and then some very weak orchid fertilizer (because I read you were supposed to fertilize if it had no traps to feed). Could anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? I have never owned a carnivorous plant before and was excited to give it a try.

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## 3 comments

### Maddie commented on 2024-10-12

It could be putting too much energy into the leaves to make a trap

#### Allison replied on 2024-10-12

Should I be separating the little plants at the base then?

#### Maddie replied on 2024-10-12

You can cut the vine. That area in the middle where it’s more sparse, I’d cut there with clean shears and it will promote growth and you can take the top clipping and propagate into a whole other plant

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