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Question you have proberly been asked this question a 100 times over but after scanning threw a heap of the qs and answers i couldn't find what i want to no so hear i go im in New Zealand in the north island where its usually pretty warm but we can have quite a few frosts in winter, i have 2 nepenthes alata which i have had for 8mnoths they had a few pitchers die off in the first month i bought them home but otherwise they were growing very well and had 50-60 pitchers between them. i had them on our covered deck but now that its winter i have now bought them inside and they are in my bathroom on the window sill and get alot of filtered light but around 15-20 pitchers are drying up going brown and dying even the new young pitchers. can you tell me what the common reasons are for this to be happening as its a bit heartbreaking to watch this happen also how long does each pitcher last for. thanks Willie
Answer Hi Will,
For whatever reason, this isn't mentioned in books or websites much, but Nepenthes often drop their pitchers during the short days of winter in temperate areas. Your plants are fine. Just cut off the dead pitchers and keep them watered. In the spring they will begin pitchering again.
