Diagnosing a Dying Sarracenia purpurea on a Windowsill

Question

My S. purpurea on a windowsill (5 hours strong light) is losing pitchers, no new ones in 3 weeks, old ones brown/black. Soil kept moist. What's wrong?

Answer

Possible causes: botrytis (grey mold) at crown—common indoors; hard water; insufficient light. Sarracenia should be grown outdoors. Check water source. Cut off dead leaves, unpot, inspect rhizome: if white with white roots, repot in larger pot with peat/perlite (or sand/pumice), keep wet, full sun. If rhizome is brown/mushy, the plant is dead. See caresheets for more.

Good Growing!
Jeff Dallas
Sarracenia Northwest
https://www.cobraplant.com