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That is an unusual looking plant, Diane! I bet it is a conversation starter for all who see it...

Dianna

Oh It is Dianna ! When I first got it and visitors came over I was like a bragging mama,, and it was very much a great conversation plant!

angelblossom I got one pitcher growing and as soon as it gets bigger going to try to take a picture of it and email it to you but I'm so excited I GOT ONE!!!!!! Rita

Just fed mine a box of crickets this morning they seemed to like them even burped after wards let them wash it down with rain water got new pitchers on both.

OHHH Yeah for you too Jimmy!!! How rude you should teach your pitchers some manners burbing in your face like that!,, but then again those must have been some Mighty good crickets!! Do you mist your with rain water daily??

Almost everyday as long as the rain water lasts then back to distilled water. I know plants can be so rude at times.

so true Jimmy I have quite a bit of rain water left but also just bought some distilled water

Checking in with Triss, ladystressout,Tom R and Jimmy!! How's those pitcher plants doing?? Any new pitchers??
Jimmy I meant to look at your pitcher plant when I visited you! But I was so entertained with the AV and Animals I forgot all about it!!!

I had started two new p plants from cutting and One of the cutting has survived soooo far! It's is growing and has even developed a third leaf!! So I'm happy about that!!

Let me know how your p plants are doing!!

No pitchers on mine at all BUT I have all kinds of growth. It looks great! I even have a new baby growing up from the dirt! I am thrilled with the plant and hope once the weather warms I will get pitchers.

Oh No Triss so the ones I saw on the tips of the leaves never developed on out then??!!! Yep I believe once you can set it outside It may encourage those tips to develope!! Well..., a new leave coming form the soil is an excellent sign it's happy!!

They only developed into lil things that fizzled out. I think that it is just too cold here, even in the bathroom for them to develope properly. Lemme go take a couple pics of the plant. It it easily twice the size as when you sent it.

Ok here is the pitcher. It is already wilty at the end, like the others have gone before it.


The plant must be happy though cuz here is 1 of 3 new babies. The other two I saw today when I took the plant down to take pics. The other two are under the front of the plant.


And my big and beautiful plant! It is putting out new leaves all of the time and just getting bigger and bigger!

WOW Fantastic!!!!! Triss!!!! Thanks for taking the pictures!!! At this point you and I are learning about it together!!

Well mine does get loads of light. Where it is sitting up on the wall it gets a lot from the skylight, just so cool right now and the room it is in is the coolest by far. All of my plants are growing great though so I do not think running the heater in there is necessary. I just hope once it gets nice and warm I can put it out in the back of the hosue for morning sun but not afternoon heat will be good for it.

All I have been doing is watering it once a week with rain water and spraying it most every day with rain water as well. I have a special sprayer that hangs on the wall just for that plant.

Cool You doing everything right!!! This spring when I set it outside I will make egg water you remember how to do that?? I think I wrote it down when I sent you the plant

I am sure I saw that. I still quite a bit of time for that but will read it as spring approaches. If it is not there, then I will ask!

Hi everyone,

I was just checking in on the forum posting on pitcher plant. Is it an easy plant to grow? I went to Ott's the other weekend and they have beautiful pitcher plants. I'm wondering if I should go and buy one......lol...or....
do they start from seeds? Can they be started from cuttings?

Here's a photo of one of their plants

Hey Kratz That one you showed is awesome.. They are fairly easy they love humidity and sunshine ( Not FULL SUN THO) Any sudden changes in humidity and they become very unhappy.. they should ONLY be watered with rain water or distilled water, and the pitchers I feed petstore crickets once every month and the pitchers should always have 1/2 water in them again from rain /distilled water, and like to be root bound !

I have started two cutting only one survived I'm still learning about this plant but so far I've been successful!!