Question

Nepenthes Sanguinea  

Nepenthes Sanguinea   1)Nepenthes Sanguinea
2)Today, I finally received my nepenthes sanguinea from Houston Herp,
but it had some marks on the leaves and pitchers. Are these sunburn marks or dehydration? I don't know what they are.
3)I'm planning to grow it under fluorescent lighting, indoors, I've just got it today, I'm using R.O. water, and it is potted in what looks like long fiber sphagnum moss.
4)California(if it helps...)
Here's two full pictures of theplant:)

Answer
Hi Joshua,

The plant looks alright.  It looks like it may have been in a very humid greenhouse, and you are experiencing some transition shock from that and the shipping.  If you are going to keep it under lights, keep it on a pebble tray also to help with local humidity.  Keep the soil pretty moist.  Give it some time to adjust, and you should see some darkening of the leaves as the plant grows some new foliage and toughens up some.  It will take several weeks before you see new pitcher production.

Good Growing!

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