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[bijillon]

I was looking over my nepenthes, looking for progress on the basal and such, when I came across this, can someone tell me what it is, just a defect? It is solid, so not nectar even though my plant is very sticky everywhere else.


Happy Growing,

Dillon

[nimbulan]

That's a dormant growth point. You'll find one on the stem just above every leaf. On some plants it'll be nearly invisible, while on others it's a rather sizable bump. When you propagate the plant through cuttings or the main growth point is damaged, that's where new growth will start.

[HeliamphoraWalnut]

Those are growth nodes. If your plant decides to branch, that's where the new growth point will, come out from

[bijillon]

Yay!


Happy Growing,

Dillon