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title: "Hi! I was gifted this beautiful baby for my birthday. I have her in a…"
description: "Hi! I was gifted this beautiful baby for my birthday. I have her in a sphagnum moss and perlite mix. Distilled water ONLY. I did a soil flush 3 days ago and…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/nCqjNmswTlS-vtdufEldHw/TCnKNwbEeWKqpfjB0cOIuj"
community: "Carnivorous Corner"
author: "Zai"
published: "2025-07-24T03:19:33.593151Z"
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# Hi! I was gifted this beautiful baby for my birthday. I have her in a…

_Posted by Zai on 2025-07-24_

Hi! I was gifted this beautiful baby for my birthday. I have her in a sphagnum moss and perlite mix. Distilled water ONLY. I did a soil flush 3 days ago and haven’t top watered. I put a little water at the bottom for it to soak up today. Grow light for about 13 hours a day. No less than 12 hrs. And a good dark space for bedtime.

Tell me if I should adjust something please. Im absolutely in love with her and want to give her the best.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qF7tf-NwNFS_RCpm3gs_Soi6te8Q_5FDDF495XXDn1s/N2DydtD3Ss6gGBKd62MNNQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qF7tf-NwNFS_RCpm3gs_Soi6te8Q_5FDDF495XXDn1s/4W6ajFoUQ2mL2BxajphU3w.webp?size=large)

## 6 comments

### Emibeef commented on 2025-07-24

Sounds like you’re doing good with it so far! With mine I keep a little bit of water in its drainage plate at all times and I’ve never had any problems with it!

#### Zai replied on 2025-07-24

Oo okay! Do you have it elevated with rocks or pebbles or is it sitting in water?

#### Emibeef replied on 2025-07-24

They like to stay very moist, so just straight in it! Here’s an example of my carnivorous pitcher plant

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/VepfYsQxHWXkR_38k3OMhVnBxIPlC-PA3GTg9-c2_-w/dS77YSDUTCu9gSryTsGf4Q.webp?size=large)

### Zai commented on 2025-07-24

Oh wow okay! She’s beautiful 😍 thank you sm for the info!

### Laura commented on 2025-07-25

I keep mine in distilled water at all times! I’ve actually never moved it from the window… should I?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OAqwwAoZg3lErS82zD6YeSQSfwfOUgQ8EAyQ-ypB8YA/4z7V51ONSnm81UrPYFtjjA.webp?size=large)

### Zai commented on 2025-07-25

I would maybe add a grow light they need a lot of light

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