jonnyq
Supporter
Good evening all, I was hoping I could receive a second opinion on this?
I just received a Nepenthes rafflesiana 'clone 99' in the mail a few days ago, and I'm concerned about the condition of the plant. It's not dead on arrival, but it seems pretty close to me...
(For scale, this is a 3" pot)
Here's what it looked like the day after I received it...
Now, I think it looks to be very moisture-stressed and in poor condition. The leaves feel dry and wilted to me... This is my first raff, but my understanding is that the leaves should be bright and verdant, no?
I ask for a second opinion mainly because I have not heard back from the person that I ordered this from... so I'm wondering if the plant is in actually better condition than I'm judging it to be...?
I've bagged it, given it a goodly watering and placed in good light to see if it turns around...
The sad thing is that I also got an epphipiata and faizaliana which were in good condition, so it wasn't a shipping issue. I think I was just sent a nearly-dead plant...?
I just received a Nepenthes rafflesiana 'clone 99' in the mail a few days ago, and I'm concerned about the condition of the plant. It's not dead on arrival, but it seems pretty close to me...
(For scale, this is a 3" pot)
Here's what it looked like the day after I received it...
Now, I think it looks to be very moisture-stressed and in poor condition. The leaves feel dry and wilted to me... This is my first raff, but my understanding is that the leaves should be bright and verdant, no?
I ask for a second opinion mainly because I have not heard back from the person that I ordered this from... so I'm wondering if the plant is in actually better condition than I'm judging it to be...?
I've bagged it, given it a goodly watering and placed in good light to see if it turns around...
The sad thing is that I also got an epphipiata and faizaliana which were in good condition, so it wasn't a shipping issue. I think I was just sent a nearly-dead plant...?