Nepenthes Pitchers Touching Pot: No Harm, But Check Conditions

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New Nepenthes (3 weeks), pitchers wilting, touching pot. Causes: less sun, less heat, boiled water?

Pitchers Touching Pot: Irrelevant

No effect whatsoever. Wilting = normal acclimation stress after environment change.

Light: Needs direct sun through window for part of day. Ignore "no direct sun" tags.
Water: Boiling does not remove minerals. Use rain, distilled, RO, or ZeroWater (≤50 ppm TDS). Nepenthes tolerate harder water than most CPs, but not tap water long-term.
Soil: Keep moist, not waterlogged.

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