The $5 find, shoots or leaves?

EricG

Plant
So one of my $5 nepenthes seems to be bouncing back.
No idea what it is,
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There are 4 new upper shoots and 2 basals I saw when I stripped all the potting soil off of it.

Are these upper sprouts just new leaves replacing the dead ones, or should I expect new growing tips out of all of them?

Thanks!
 

EricG

Plant
So that brown bit is fortunately just the highest leaf, you can see in the background the top tip is still going.

So what I'm gathering here Lloyd is all of those buds might produce new growth tips?

That would be 7 on this plant if they all make it.
Is it worth nipping any of this? Or should I just let it rock and see what kind of bushy monstrosity I end up with?
 

EricG

Plant
Looks like all growth tips. Let it do its thing, it should be fine.
Thanks Lloyd! Was hoping you'd say that.

I'm having dreams of a bushy little 7 tip monster, so hopefully I can get it there.

Going to give it another week or two to settle down and start with some light foliar feeding.
 

EricG

Plant
3 month update.

Lloyd was spot on, original growth tip is finished.
But it looks like 5 others have taken up the cause!

The 2 basals are way ahead and their new little pitchers have opened up.

Now I'm wondering if I should root the basals and let the other ones get a little more energy from the plant.

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