Cephalotus - deformed leaves

Here's a few unusual leaves from a plant I transplanted last fall:

Deformed lid...


Combination leaf & pitcher ...


Full plant for scale (Styrofoam cup ~3.5" / 9 cm)(I removed all pitchers when I transplanted)

uhh nice

I've had the type n the first picture but not the second. It looks like a cross between a carnivorous leaf and a "winter leaf".

Does it "hurt" the plant to remove all the pitchers? (...for any reason?)

Can it photosynthesize better when the pitchers are not blocking the leaves??

Stupid question; I know.................

Fryster said:

Does it "hurt" the plant to remove all the pitchers? (...for any reason?)

Can it photosynthesize better when the pitchers are not blocking the leaves??
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When I significantly disturb a plant's roots, I'll usually remove some of the above-ground material to help the plant recover. Specifically with VFTs, I've noticed that the ones I cut back after planting actually grow better than the ones where I left all aboveground leaves intact. On a major transplant w/ Cephs, they sometimes let some of their pitchers just wilt away anyway, so now I usually chop them off ahead of time...

On the pitcher vs leaf photosynthesis question - can't see that it matters a lot [imho].