Surprise Update!!
Kay, so the rest of the stuff will go on as scheduled, but I just had to share this gem!!
I was in Home Depot and on my walk over to get more moss for incoming Helis, I couldn't help but notice a wilted Nepenthes hanging from the rafters.
Afaik, they haven't even had VFTs in, and certainly never had death cubes like Lowes. So I was excited, even though it was well on its way to dying
All of the pitchers were browned and the leaves were cracking and it was really a sorry mess.
From what I can tell of the pitchers, it's a Miranda. It's got like, 4+ growth points!
Oddly enough, the register boy recognized me from my last trip there. He's an odd one- rather pretty looking, but hiding behind mirrored sunglasses and bearing a nametag that says "Joe Cool". He gave me a ridiculous deal on "the pitcher plant". As he rung me up, his friend asked me what it was and I proudly gave him a condensed spewl, ending with a grin that *may* have been slightly crazy cause I was so thrilled. Wide-eyed, he asked "where do you learn this?" My answer was simple: 'internets.' and I skipped away.
After removing all the dead pitchers, the worst leaves, and repotting it into a loose mix, I present you with this. It already looks 100% better, believe it or not.