This is my last surviving Heliamphora. I learned my lesson hard that Helis hate water trays and are prone to rot. Please tell me how to check if it’s alive and how to save it. Thank you!
*To be fair, I have no clue if it’s still alive, so ‘last-surviving’ is still unclear 🥲. It is what it is.
eacheverydimension
At this point you might want to unearth the entire thing to check if the roots have rotted. If they look okay, there’s still some green pitchers so maybe there’s hope! All the best, and make sure to use a substrate that has good drainage next time.
JSTORRobinhood
it looks to be barely hanging onto life. back when I grew helis, they really liked a loose and well-draining potting media. it looks like your media is compacted or broken-down and probably quite poorly aerated. also the clay pot could be a problem long-term
Pakbon
What medium was it in?
ProfessionalGoal8326
Probably not. Those small, colorless pitchers with no nectar spoon show that there are more problems than just letting it sit in water too long. I found that helis can do fine sitting in a bit of water with the right media. Light and temperature are far more important. Even the ‘lowland’ species and hybrids decline over the long term if they aren’t allowed to get cool.
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*To be fair, I have no clue if it’s still alive, so ‘last-surviving’ is still unclear 🥲. It is what it is.
At this point you might want to unearth the entire thing to check if the roots have rotted. If they look okay, there’s still some green pitchers so maybe there’s hope! All the best, and make sure to use a substrate that has good drainage next time.
it looks to be barely hanging onto life. back when I grew helis, they really liked a loose and well-draining potting media. it looks like your media is compacted or broken-down and probably quite poorly aerated. also the clay pot could be a problem long-term
What medium was it in?
Probably not. Those small, colorless pitchers with no nectar spoon show that there are more problems than just letting it sit in water too long. I found that helis can do fine sitting in a bit of water with the right media. Light and temperature are far more important. Even the ‘lowland’ species and hybrids decline over the long term if they aren’t allowed to get cool.