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title: "I need help with my sundew! First photo is now, second photo is what…"
description: "I need help with my sundew! First photo is now, second photo is what it looked like when I got it. When i first got the plant, I put it under my grow lights…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/64a8152a979b9b39fbf4e014"
community: "Carnivorous Corner"
author: "Marisa"
published: "2023-07-07T13:37:46.554Z"
language: "en"
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# I need help with my sundew! First photo is now, second photo is what…

_Posted by Marisa on 2023-07-07_

I need help with my sundew! First photo is now, second photo is what it looked like when I got it. When i first got the plant, I put it under my grow lights inside. It lost its color and stopped producing dew because of the low humidity, so I moved it outside. I live in the low country of South Carolina, so I expected that the high humidity would help. It did, but now after having the plant outside for a while it’s starting to look worse than ever. What am I doing wrong?  
Another note - I am aware that you are only supposed to water sundews with distilled water, but I didn’t have any until very recently. I’m not sure if using tap water would be enough to kill it but I have now switched over to distilled (past day or so)  
Please help me save my plant!

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