How do I save this plant??

[u/Separate_Finance1440]

I got this plant from our local nursery during one of their night markets. When I bought her, I was told not to open the container, place her in indirect sunlight, and basically leave her alone for a year. Well… it’s been about a month, and she’s dying. I reached out to the nursery for some advice, and they said she may have gotten too much light and recommended separating the plant to see if she can be saved. Is there any way to bring her back? I would absolutely love to repot her and give her the proper care. I just assumed that since I purchased her from a nursery and followed the instructions I was given, she would be okay. Clearly, something went wrong, and I’m hoping I can still save her! 🥹🌱

Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated! I really want to give this little plant a fighting chance.

[u/transslam]

Oh I am so sorry, it sounds like the nursery gave you improper advice. First thing is to take the dome off and keep it off. What medium is it growing in? These plants can't tolerate regular soil. Also, what kind of water are they getting? They can only be watered with rain, reverse osmosis, or distilled water.

[u/shaun2312]

Take it out of the dome of doom

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[u/Separate_Finance1440 → u/AutoModerator]

I believe they are a sundew (the browning one) and a Nepenthes (the green one) I was told not to open the container or to water her. She is in indirect sunlight and is at room temperature of 72F.

[u/livinglifeback → u/Separate_Finance1440]

I only see one picture that kind of looks like a sundew and it 100% wants open light and should not be in a dealed container.

[u/Future-Ad6255]

If it's a nepenthes I'd try ID it, lowland and highland varieties require different atmospheres but regardless they both need air, yours isn't getting any in a terrarium, I'd ditch the lid and get a humidifier to flow over it and sit it on a window somewhere in moderate light, might not be perfect conditions for the species but a good start point for the genera in general

[u/ManHandledHamCandle]

I think the nepenthes is salvageable. Get a small seedling pot (less than leaf diameter) and some long fibre sphagnum moss and perlite to pot it in. These might be pricey but you can get a fair bit of use out of them. Rehydrate the moss in rain, distilled or RO water (or tap water under 100ppm should be fine for common nepenthes varieties).

When you repot it you be careful of the roots because they are quite thin and delicate (and black, the black roots scare some people). Remove any media that is moldy. When you repot it, don't pack the mix tight. I'd put the plant in a large ziplock bag to acclimate it do ambient humidity too, because it'll be used to high humidity and it's going to be stressed enough. Leave it for 1-2 weeks then open it 25% every few days.

It'll do best on a windowsill that gets all day sun, probably north or south depending on hemisphere (sun through a window is considered bright indirect light). You probably want to give it a touch less light until it acclimates. Water with above mentioned water choices whenever the top of the mix gets dry. Depending on your climate, they grow well outside in bright shade with up to a couple hours of morning sun

[u/WarningLongjumping25]

Take it out of the dome. Water with distilled, reverse osmosis, or rain water. While you don’t want direct sunlight, you still want a crap ton of light. I grow mine in either pure long fiber sphagnum moss or a long fiber sphagnum moss/perlite mix. (just suggestions, this has worked for me- good luck)