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My nepenthes ventricosa x mira has lost two of the four traps it had when it shipped in but the leaves are still living, kinda growing, and are healthy. But I am wondering how long they will last.

Although one is a small insignificant leaf the other is the largest in the plant so if it died before the next leaf fully developed the plant would be devastated and growth would be stunted due to its small size.

I am just hoping to know as the pitcher died about nine days ago and I am relying on those two leaves staying alive at least another two weeks. I am sure the pitchers died from shipping as they had no fluid In them and being a small plant I couldn't refill them easily.

Sue Saddest Farewell TGO GL
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Pitchers tend to die much earlier than leaves.

I know this from personal experience. I've had pitchers die on leaves which last a month or more afterwards. I usually cut the pitchers off once they die (mostly because I think it looks better).

On another note, you do not need a terrarium to grow nepenthes. I have a N. maxima which I have been growing as a windowsill plant for a few months now, and it has been consistanly pitching. Just make sure that the medium is constantly moist and it's not getting burned by too much direct sunlight.

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Nepenthes live for 400 years before decomposing, if there are other things in the way of threats bugs, droughts, ect, they will not live much longer after the insatint

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