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Okays, I think My sarra is producing phyllodia(spelling wrong....?).I'll post the pics later.

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:spinning::spinning:It stopped producing pitcher and it's new leaf are flat so I suppose its phyllodias.But it flowered first.Hope you guys can help me.
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And it haven't go dormant before(I don't know about before I bought it)

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Strath please HELP!!!!Should I put it in the shade?

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Yup, its going into dormancy. Take it out of the tray watering method and put in a shady cool place. Reduce watering to once a week, or whenever the top of the sphagnum becomes dry. The plant will come out of dormancy by itself. Resume normal watering when you see normal pitchers begin to develop. :)

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Hi Marvin, they don't look like phyllodia to me. Flowers are usually produced at the start of teh growing cycle. They can be produced at other times but this doesn't happen often. The link below shows a plant of mine with phyllodia. I would suggest just keeping the water and light up to it in the short term and see what happens. A lack of either water or light can produce flattened or deformed traps.

https://forum.petpitcher.net/showthread.php?t=1606

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Oh...Mine had one but it's very small.Unlike yours which are big.Will keep an eye on it.But the flower is kinda deformed.Didn't noticed it's peatals because maybe it's deformed.

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That was how my sarras looked (Marvin's pics) like when they were dormant.. I used dry dormancy on them and they're now bouncing back to life.. Maybe the phyllodia of this hybrid/species are different from oreophila's..

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Oh......So I think I will water lees than normal but also same and see if it stops growing.Anyway thanks strath76 and paphioboy!

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Hi Marvin,
Here is my advice, you should give the plant to the shade place and change pot media with 50% SM 50% Perlite, change the water in the tray usually. I hope it can help.:1thumbup:
Best regards,

Re: Providing dormancy in the tropics
 

I think that looks like a fern. Happen to my purpurea which doesn't make phyllodia.

Strath!!!! I lost my purp!!! It went into dormancy, and i provided it a good one, just like what you advised. But it isn't making any pitchers! Its already a month......boo hoo hoo!!

Any advise? Or is my purp lost already?

Cheers