I got a fairly large (18") Nepenthes x 'Medusa' (bellii x sibuyanensis) in the mail a couple months ago. The plant looked absolutely pristine when I received it in the mail, but the entire plant shriveled up dramatically about 12 hours after being potted up. The next day, I moved it to the tropical Aroid house, the warmest, most humid place I could find here at school (warm intermediate-lowland conditions). I recently "bagged" it like a cutting, and it has finally started to recover, but it will likely be a year or more until it is completely healthy and pitchering again.
I've heard that N. bellii, one of the parents of my N. x 'Medusa' plant, has a tendency to do the "sudden transplant death" thing when it is repotted. I was still surprised to see this trait in a hybrid. Aside from N. bellii and apparently N. bellii hybrids, are there any other Nepenthes that are particularly prone to transplant shock? Aside from keeping newly potted plants in a humid environment, what can do to prevent this in the future?
I've heard that N. bellii, one of the parents of my N. x 'Medusa' plant, has a tendency to do the "sudden transplant death" thing when it is repotted. I was still surprised to see this trait in a hybrid. Aside from N. bellii and apparently N. bellii hybrids, are there any other Nepenthes that are particularly prone to transplant shock? Aside from keeping newly potted plants in a humid environment, what can do to prevent this in the future?