I'm not planning on sowing any seed this fall, plus many of the seed pods don't seem to have much seed, so I decided to cut off most of the flower stalks and developing seed pods on my Sarracenia. Cutting the stalks should also help more light get to the flytraps in my mini bog garden.
Sarracenia flava pods to the left, Sarracenia leucophylla stalks and flower remains to the right.
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N. boschiana is opening a new pitcher! This is the first pitcher it has opened since I put the plant outside for the warmer months.
A relatively large pitcher is beginning to open on N. sanguinea. It is the largest pitcher the plant has ever produced! Notice all the small ridges on the unfolding peristome.
Fed Drosera today with rehydrated freeze dried bloodworms originally meant for fish. They work well for Drosera, at least as far as I can tell.
For more info: How to Feed CPs with dried bloodworms (from ICPS)
N. ventricosa found an unusual place to make a pitcher - inside an old pitcher! I cut back part of the old pitcher to reveal the developing pitcher inside.
D. capensis' condition is improving after it declined for a bit (most likely from flowering). Glad it is coming back!
These interesting pitcher shapes were caused by the plant falling over several times due to wind and rain. The developing pitchers curved upwards quickly. After I righted the plant, the pitcher again curved toward the sky. Looks like the bottom portions of the pitcher cease growing after a certain point, even though the top is still developing.
It has been raining everyday for about the past week - plenty of water! Some water beetles decided to hang out in a temporary pool of water.
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