I’ve been watching my Nepenthes baby pitcher with great interest over the last few weeks and the growth rate has been phenomenal. It seems to grow just a little bit more each day and I’ve been wondering how large it was going to get before it finally popped open it’s lid.
I took the following photo on the 7th April when the baby was still really tiny. It’s markings were all soft and fuzzy looking, merely an idea of it’s future glory.
Three weeks and four days later and the baby has morphed into a behemoth. And most excitingly, it’s little lid is just starting to open.
And here’s a photo of the whole gang.
It’s not quite ready to fully open for dinner though because when you look closely at the rim, it doesn’t seem to have that red, shiny and juicy look about it yet, and I’m pretty sure that that’s crucial to luring in the main course.