As promised, a better photo exploration of Celia. Let me show you why I occasionally give her a little kiss. She is an open pollinated hybrid, mostly veinless, though her smaller (older) pitchers are developing some veins as they deepen to the hues of autumn leaves. The mostly green leaves are ones that developed during periods of poor lighting, but the spring green has a nice golden tone that is still lovely. 1/2
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2/2 She was found growing in a gallon of live red/purple sphagnum moss, which also deepens in strong light. Mine is still green. Most of it died during the various setbacks of the last couple of years, but a few growing crowns will hopefully establish with my improved setup. The quartz marks a special clump of moss, a pinch of haircap moss from Walden pond.