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title: "I’m brand new to carnivorous plants and was watering my pitcher plant…"
description: "I’m brand new to carnivorous plants and was watering my pitcher plant with regular water for the first few weeks. I realized the mistake and switched to…"
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author: "TreeHugger"
published: "2025-11-26T20:06:47.413407Z"
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# I’m brand new to carnivorous plants and was watering my pitcher plant…

_Posted by TreeHugger on 2025-11-26_

I’m brand new to carnivorous plants and was watering my pitcher plant with regular water for the first few weeks. I realized the mistake and switched to distilled water, but is there anything I should do to clean the plant or flush out hard water buildup?

## 1 comment

### clefarie commented on 2025-11-27

you should be okay, id recommend bottom watering only ( and letting the collected water sit) and switching out the water every few days :)

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