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ive completely ran out of rainwater and my plants are running low

would it be okay to use tap water a handful of times just to stop them from drying out? i can make my own distilled water at home but i'm looking for a quick fix rn.

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u/sophhh_28 — 11 hours ago

Looking for advices

Hey people!
About a month ago, i bought this set of plants. Since then, i’ve noticed a slowdown in their growth, particularly the Dionaea muscipula (see the small leaves in the attached photos).

What could be the reason of this less vigorous growth in the Dionaea?

The plants get direct sunlight for only a couple of hours a day, followed by bright indirect light for the rest of the day. They are watered with distilled water.

From the photos, it might look like the dionaea isn't eating at all. However, just a few days ago, the traps were full of insects that came out right after it rained.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! :)

Species are Drosera capensis all red, Drosera binata, Drosera spatulata, Dionaea muscipola.

u/kumoemanuele16 — 8 hours ago

Nepenthes veitchii

Most recent pitcher on this veitchii. Starts off striped and fades to a nice bronze color.

u/31drew31 — 10 hours ago
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Are These Lights Overboard??

I was finalizing and narrowing down when I was getting, but I was taking recommendations from other people and I was about to pull the plug until I decide to do a little bit more research and I use Pinterest.
Someone is growing pinks with like a dark purpleish light and they are using a 10 W grow light bar. Is that all you really need I was checking the history and other people were saying you need about 300+ ppfd. Is this over kill?? I selected it because it’s pinkish white and 3 foot

u/OkZookeepergame2463 — 24 hours ago

Repotted nepenthes- What can I do to help it?

I repotted all my nepenthes. Three of them are doing wonderful but this one took a hard hit. It is drooping and wilting. What can I do to help it? Is it a lost cause?

u/AngryMouse567 — 15 hours ago
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Thousands of Drosera aff. petiolaris “pin cushion” sensu Lowrie in-situ, Northern Territory, Australia, January 2026.

In reality, this undescribed species is more closely related to D. dilatatopetiolaris than true D. petiolaris.

u/noah_juve — 1 day ago
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Ayuda!

Que debería hacer ahora con mis brotes de Dionaea? Hice los esquejes por el método del agua destilada y un mes más tarde este es el resultado! Cualquier consejo es bienvenido!!
Muchas gracias y feliz cultivo!!

u/Moonm83 — 13 hours ago

Nepenthes palawanensis x edwardsiana

This could be one of the all-time great hybrids.

Happy Growing
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u/jeremiahsplants — 19 hours ago

Some people hang fuzzy dice. Those people are wimps.

When the plan was to stop at reputably good plant nursery then go to the splash park, but the plant nursery was WAYYYY more spectacular than you expected.

This is for my son. I need to reposition the car shade, but the windows will be all the way down. They’ll be ok for a few more minutes of play.

u/Sokkas_Instincts_ — 1 day ago

Exciting news!

Here's an exciting update! My rajah top cutting made roots! And Nepenthes Attenboroughii made a basal!! Very excited as I have heard of rajah being notoriously difficult to get to root and Attenboroughii absolutely hates making Basals

u/DearGlove5778 — 19 hours ago

Yellowing and browning on 2/3 VFTs. I keep them watered and in the sun. Started maybe 1-2 months ago. I'm in southern California. Any ideas of cause or advice on how to fix?

u/imkirok — 1 day ago