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Hi everyone. Im new to these forums. Im Dante from Argentina.
I have a small terrarium for my new Nepenthes, but the new leaves are growing in spirals, with oddly shapes and never finish to grow.
They have close to 29ºc and 80% or more of humidity.
Any ideas of what could be happening?
Depending on the species that might be very warm for them already. What species are you growing, and what are the nighttime temperatures in the terrarium?
Information on soil, lighting and watering would also be useful.
It's weird since I've never used herbicides and I'm almost sure the seller didn't use...
What do you recommend? Maybe a repot? To clear anything that could be in the soil? I didn't want to do it to avoid further stress on the plants.
It could be chimeric growth, or possibly a thrips attack ,as deformed leaves tend to follow wherever they go. The plants you are growing do fine in lowland temps, so if you can you might want to up the daytime temperature.
My plants did this once when I over-fertilized. I got lazy after a coffee dose and forgot to flush a few pots. The new growth was very wavy and veiny, like the third picture. I didn't lose any plants, but the affected ones put out several deformed leaves before returning to normal. Could this be a possibility, Dante?
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