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Nepenthes miranda Flowering Again: Remove Spikes to Avoid Odor and Encourage Vining

N. Miranda the tranny

Nepenthes flowers smell like dirty socks. Remove spikes to avoid indoor odor. Consider cutting back the vine to force basal shoots—you can root the cutting for a new plant.

Good Growing!

Jacob Farin

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