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Hi! I have a question about some of my Nepenthes. I grow them in an Eastern window in my classroom (i am a high school science teacher, incidentally my classroom only has eastern windows). I live in Tacoma. As we have more sunlight recently as spring/summer is coming i have noticed the leaves changing color. My N. sanguinea seems very happy and is pitchering like crazy, the leaves have gone from green to just a little bronzed. My N. Kohala seems pretty happy, I have only had it for a week or so but I see some bronzing of the leaf closest to the window. My N. Miranda has turned totally bronze verging on red on the leaves, it is not pitchering at all. I use distilled water for them, they grow in the 4 inch plastic pots they were sent in (i got them from you guys.) I water them a few times a week unless it has been really sunny and they start to feel overly dry. I also try to remember to mist them before and after school. My question is; is the bronzing of the leaves OK/supposed to be happening? or is something wrong and that is why my N. Miranda isn't pitchering? (in the picture I have the N. Miranda (i think) on the right and the N. Sanguinea on the right)
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Hi Katie,
Thanks for sending the photo. That is always helpful.
Your plants look great. This color is very normal for Nepenthes x "Miranda". One of the parent plants of this hybrid is Nepenthes maxima, which has red leaves. Also, just give it about another month for pitchering. Mirandas need quite a bit of sun to make pitchers. Our big ones don't usually pitcher in the greenhouse until late April.
Good Growing!
Jeff Dallas
Sarracenia Northwest
http://www.cobraplant.com
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