Fixing Nepenthes ventricosa × singalana Decline: Repot to Sphagnum Mix

A Nepenthes ventricosa × singalana declined in standard peat mix under CFLs with fertilizing. Jeff Dallas diagnosed early root rot from overly wet, fine peat. Solution: repot immediately into a loose, airy mix of New Zealand long-fiber sphagnum moss and perlite (tropical mix). Continue weak fertilizing. Allow a month for recovery.

Many Nepenthes rot in heavy peat; sphagnum-perlite provides essential aeration.