@artemesia This is an easy-to-grow hybrid (N. lowii x ventricosa), so I didn’t really do anything other than watering it and growing it under bright grow lights. I’m pleasantly surprised that it’s growing well under my conditions despite a lack of night time temperature drop.
I've never had any luck with carnivorous plants, but maybe I'll take another chance with this one. It is welcome to chow on my occasional fungus gnats. Anyways, I added it to my list of plants to acquire.
@artemesia Generally carnivorous plants are full sun plants, though some like Nepenthes and Pinguicula do fine in bright indirect light. They also apparently hate hard tap water, thankfully the tap water where I live works just fine. (Most also need acidic media with no fertilizers.) Some easy-to-grow carnivorous plants to get started with are Nepenthes x ventrata and Pinguicula “Weser”. (The Pinguicula will be great for catching fungus gnats, Nepenthes tends to catch ants more often.)
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