Hey y'all. I stumbled on this beauty at a local nursery(green side up-fayetteville, nc)and had never encountered one before. I had to have it. It did have a fair bit of this black stuff on it at the nursery. Ive had it home about 2-3 weeks and it doesn't seem to be getting much better. Overall the plant seems to be fairly ok though maybe about 3/15 traps have started to turn brown and dry.

Its been pretty steamy and rainy here(east NC) so ive been doing my best to keep it outside in low-medium shade as it seems like more natural type conditions for it. Aside from the natural rainfall ive kept it moist with distilled water. The soil seems to be like an orchid mix(kinda chunky, almost like crushed bark or something).

I love this thing, all my friends think its awesome i own a living pokemon(lol, i totally forgot). Im afraid this black stuff(mold?) is gonna kill it.

Also how should i go about trimming away the dead/dying traps. Any other care tips... Much appreciated. Thanks for any help.