Question

White Thing On Leaf  

White Thing and Red Le   1)Nepenthes Sanguinea
2)Do you know what the red part at the base of the leaf is?
There is also a white thing on the tip of the leaf, it looks powdery and I know that it's not mealy bugs.
(Sorry that I keep bothering you guys, I'm a bit worried because this is my first nepenthes...)
3)Fluorescent Lighting, R.O. water, and it is in a long fiber sphagnum and orchid bark mix with a little perlite.
I had this plant for only 4 days now.
4)California(if it helps)

Answer
Hi Joshua,

Thanks for sending the photos.  That always helps.

Your plant is perfectly normal.  That red base is a color that N. sanguinea gets at times.  The "white thing" on the leaf tip is a fuzz that protects a newly developing pitcher.  This is all very normal.  The time you need to investigate further is if you see odd red spots that you've not seen before.  Take out a hand lens and look then to see if you see long, thin bugs.  Those are Thrips, and you would need to treat for those.  Your plant is fine.

Good Growing!

Jeff Dallas
Sarracenia Northwest
http://www.cobraplant.com