I received the nepenthes promptly and in great condition. It was actually larger than I expected from reading that it was a 1" plug (I ordered the Med. size). After potting it, I set it on a 5" deep bed of gravel inside of a larger non-draining pot and filled it with water, but not where it would contact the nepethes pot. It sits under a flourescent light on a timer and gets approx. 6 hours of light from this source. The pitchers seem to be growing larger, I think. Very Pleased!