Question
2 pitchers one leaf
Not sure how rare this is, but I have 2 pitchers growing off the same leaf. Figured I would share it with you all.
AnswerThank you for the photo! That's an amazing and very rare mutation. In my years in working with tens of thousands of Nepenthes, I've never seen this type of mutation. Something happened during the early stages of leaf development that triggered it to produce two midribs and two pitchers. It could have been a virus. In any case, you have a noteworthy specimen. If you want to preserve the leaf as is, you can use silicon. Florists use it to preserve flowers. I'm not sure how to do it, but you can research the internet for this information. Some growers have used this technique to preserve Sarracenia pitchers. However, this means cutting off the entire leaf before the pitchers dry up. Of course, you can also wait until the leaf and pitchers dry up before clipping it for preservation. I have a collection of dried pitchers that I use as references.
Good growing!
Jacob Farin
