[Marigoldsfail21]

I agree. It seems that it simply differs between species more than anything. My truncatas never seem to go past 5 leaves, and yet my sanguinea has had close to 20 for a while now and is just now losing leaves from over a year and a half ago.

I find that one of the best ways to tell the overall health of neps is just to look at the newest, most recent leaves. They usually show if anything is wrong since they are so sensitive to conditions as they develop before they fully mature and start producing pitchers.