Do old leaves regrow pitchers?
I'm assuming that new pitchers only grow on new leaves, so the leaves that have already had and lost their pitchers won't do anything anymore. Is this a correct assumption?
This question is specific to Nepenthes Rebecca, since I just got a little one Monday. #carnivorousplants #nepenthes #pitcherplant
This question is specific to Nepenthes Rebecca, since I just got a little one Monday. #carnivorousplants #nepenthes #pitcherplant
3ft to light, indirect
2” pot with drainage
Last watered 2 months ago
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Best Answer
Hi, @HaptikFeedback
You are correct; pitchers only come from buds on new leaves. After they’ve died off, no more pitchers will come from that leaf. BUT, keep the leaf! I don’t know why (aesthetics, I guess?) but it’s a common assumption that leaves are useless after they’ve lost their pitcher. Keep all the leaves, they’ll help your plant in the long run! I know you didn’t ask about that but I needed to get that off my chest 🤣.
Hope this helps! Happy growing! 🍽️🌺🌴
You are correct; pitchers only come from buds on new leaves. After they’ve died off, no more pitchers will come from that leaf. BUT, keep the leaf! I don’t know why (aesthetics, I guess?) but it’s a common assumption that leaves are useless after they’ve lost their pitcher. Keep all the leaves, they’ll help your plant in the long run! I know you didn’t ask about that but I needed to get that off my chest 🤣.
Hope this helps! Happy growing! 🍽️🌺🌴
@HaptikFeedback Hello! I have way too many carnivorous plants and I can tell you from experience, once spring rolls back around you are going to want to clip off about 50-60% of those leaves that don’t have pitchers. Well, if you want yours to grow pitchers that is. If you don’t then don’t worry about it but when growing season comes back around and you clip off those pointless leaves, it will initiate new growth! New growth =baby pitchers! Mist and water with distilled only!Good Luck to both you and your pitcher! 🪴🌼🌺