Pitchers getting smaller

[kit1212]

There is this nep i bought sometime ago and the pitcher are dried up within a month.Well,i thought the new pitchers produced should be much more bigger in size but little did i know it came out so small Any advice would be much appreaciated=)

[David]

I think the problem is low humidity. But since your plant is starting to give you new pitchers, just leave it alone. It is trying to acclimatise itself to your growing environment. It will slowly produce bigger pitchers for you. Perhaps you could water it more and make sure the media is drench each time. The mistake is to keep shifting it around trying to get a perfect place for it. The plant will be stressed up trying to keep acclimatising itself.

Nepenthes do not like changes to their environment. It will be fine. However, I picture will go a long way in helping us figure out what's wrong with it.

By the way, what species did you get? If it is N. xventrata, the pitchers get smaller as it vines.

[NepNut]

Hi kit1212,
Depending on the nep species you're growing, sometimes it'll take a nep to produces a few leaves and pitchers before it is fully acclimatise to your new growing condition (sometimes this process will take a few months). As long as the successive pitcher is bigger compared to the earlier ones, you're on the right track...

[strath76]

I find this happens to just about all th enew Nep's that I get. It is a reaction to the stress associated with moving. I find that my plants always lose their pictures fairly quickly. Soon after the plant produces pictures smaller than the original ones but then they gradually increase in size as the plants acclimatize.

I wouldn't be to concerned about your plants especially as it is now picturing for you.

[zulteh279]

Hai Kit1212,
Well,like the others has said.Your plant is still acclimatizing it self to its new enviromant.Just give it time and the most important is be patient,as long as all the conditions are right for your plant,it will reward you with a big,healty and beautiful pitcher just for you and for us to admire it...

[funkychips]

Hi all,
Since Kit1212's Nep problem seems to be similar to mine, I thought I might want to raise a question concerning pitcher size. If, instead of putting out bigger pitchers the plant does the opposite? I have albomarginatas and sanguineas experiencing this problem. Their pitchers get progressively smaller and stop growing altogether. I would not think full sun is the best solution as mirabilis is sitting next to them which is receiving full sun. I have even repotted them in media of different composition and wetness. The result is just the same. My 2 albos perished within a year. The plants just shrink with each progressive leaf. Same goes for amps which I have given up trying as well after 5 attempts. I know there is no direct solution to this problem but hopefully there is somethingthere that I haven't noticed or tried. Thanks in advance!!