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Sep 28, 2015 10:00 AM CST
Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
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I think it looks all right, Jared. The pitchers do naturally shrivel up like that after a while. Look at the picture I posted of mine up above and it has the same thing. The biggest (oldest) pitchers shrivel up, but the plant is constantly making new ones. They form at the tips of the leaves.

Growing it indoors, it probably isn't catching very many insects though. Since that is its main source of nutrients, you will have to supplement something, especially through the winter.

The best way to do that is by spraying some very weak fertilizer or nutrient tea on it from a spray bottle. Since the plant likes humidity anyway, this is going to help with both nutrition, and humidity.

You also need to make sure there is always a little bit of water inside the pitchers. Distilled water is fine for that, but rain water is better if you can collect up some.
Elaine

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