Sarracenia flower
 

Hi everyone

Just a quick question.....I have been having my S.mitchelliana for sometime now and i bought it as quite a mature plant....And about half a year later (now) i still don't see any signs of flowering on the main plant.....The plant has already produced pitchers almost twice the size of its pitchers when i first got it.....So anyone knows when they flower?

Ken

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Has it ever been dormant before?

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Most of my sarrasenia is flowering now... :2thumbup:

Everyday, wheather is change here and there... It probably causing it to flower... Im not sure...

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Hi Aaron....

I don't think so......My first dormant CP is my VFT but others are still fine.....Anyways im preety sure its a mamture plant since its showing mature charateristics and veiny pitchers....about 15-20cm tall on the biggest sometimes a little more.

Ken

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Hi Ken,

Sarra's flower after dormancy. You wont see any flowers until your plant either goes into dormancy itself or you initiate it. Whilst they need dormancy to flower, it does not always gaurantee you a flower. Sometimes they just resume growth. I only had one plant flower this year due to a mild winter here. Your conditions make it a bit harder to ensure the plants go dormant. If you search through previous threads you will see one I posted about creating dormancy.

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In my case, my sarra is didnt go for dormancy...

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My sarracenia also flowered 3 months ago without any dormancy.I guess it was the overhelming bugs that eaten by sarracenia but i may be wrong.The flower is still there although the petals have dropped.Such a strong flower.

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Hi

I don't think they actually need dormancy to flower........I've seen sarracenias even smaller then mine flowered......So well why mine isn't...

Ken

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yup true also...

even when it finishes flowering, it wont necessarily go into dormancy.. :2thumbup:

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Kenneth, you should be patient. My sarracenias haven't flowered at all yet too. In our tropical country, the period of dormancy and flowering is more confusing and random than in the temperate countries. This is because our country does not have any of the four seasons, therefore there is no definite time when the plant will flower. It will depend on the condition you give it or the plant will simply flower itself suddenly. It also happens in dormancy of sarras.

Amount of light is also important. Sarras flower well in strong light. Although I think that strong light isn't really an issue in your garden.....

Cheers

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My sarras haven't flowered too but all my droseras are flowering/producing flower(except D. adelea).

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Hmmmm not expecting the D paradoxe to flower......

Ken

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What Adam said is true. In temperate countries, sarracenia flower after their dormancy. But in the tropic that's another story.
What Edward said is actually what happening in growing sarracenia and VFT in our country, we don't have distinct four season to trigger the plant to flower or to go dormant. Normally sarra will flower during cool rainy season like now. Mine flowering now. But some go into dormancy instead.
Pity the plants, imagine how confused they are in the tropic.

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To sleep or not to sleep Hmm.......Thanks TS.

Ken

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Thats happening to my VFt too. My Red Dragon is growing summer leaves while my Green one is growing autumn leaves.

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Hmmm....?My sarracenia is flowering

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What do they look like, Varhoon? I would like to see some sarra flowers......

Cheers

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Here's a photo of S. flava flower, pretty but they stink! Smells like cat urine!

https://forum.petpitcher.net/picture....&pictureid=545

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That cannot be a pure flava. Flava has yellow flowers. Your plant could be a very complex hybrid with a red flowered sarr like ruba. Like (flava x ruba) crossed again with flava several times.

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hmm... I'll have to check with my source.

Lim any idea?

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Hi Athene

Nice flower! Mine still isn't doing anything like that.........Cat urine?? Eww

Ken

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Amelie:
seems there's a purpurea or catesbaei in there.

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Wow,It's so pretty!!But how does cat urine smells like?