Nepenthes coccinea in France: Light and Humidity Fixes

Dawn in southwestern France has a 9-week-old Nepenthes coccinea (a hybrid, N. × coccinea) on a high fireplace mantle. Leaves look good but all pitchers are brown and dry. She mists daily with rainwater.

Two Common Causes

Low humidity and insufficient light. N. coccinea is lowland—wants warmth and humidity. Morning misting only raises humidity for ~10 minutes. No window near the fireplace means inadequate light. Nepenthes are not low-light plants.

Solutions

• Move to a sunny south or west window
• Increase humidity: set pot on pebble tray with water below pebble level (orchid technique)
• Or grow in a greenhouse replicating Indonesian conditions

New pitchers should form within a couple months. Care sheets at cobraplant.com/caresheets.

Good Growing!
Jacob Farin
Sarracenia Northwest