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By titkossoma
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I have a nepenthes bloody mary and I recently placed it under a 50w grow light where it gets 10 hours of light a day.

And after 2 weeks, a few of it's leaves edges started to turn a little bit red/pink.

Is this normal? What should I do?
Please help! :!:
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By smolrat61
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#459018
I believe this is normal. While I don’t have a Bloody Mary myself, I do have some Nepenthes and other carnivorous plants that are close to the light. It’s likely just “sun stress” and can even be a desired trait in some plants.

Sun stress is a cool mechanism so that the plant only absorbs the light that it needs, and has no negative effects on the plant.
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By Panman
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It is a cosmetic question. If you don't like the blush to the leaves, reduce the light. The plant is not damaged in any way by the color on the leaves.
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