My one and only Sarracenia

[alienfx]

I have only 1 Sarracenia plant which i bought on January.It keeps topling/falling down due to strong wind at my house area.The plastic pot is very light.So i replanted it in a clay pot.

The overview of the plant:


A pitcher growing:



Close-up:


Side-view:

[caseyhoo]

Nice sarra you have there... In chinese, there is a word like this, "once have 1, sure have 2, and then 3"... That is S. flava

[David]

Nice, tall and robust plant you've got there. can I trouble you to check the contents in the pitcher fluid? I want to know what it has eaten. Tks

[alienfx]

Where got tall.Around 32cm only when i measured them last time.Would love to see a 1.5 meter sara in my yard but can dream only lor.Only the new pitchers are getting taller.The old ones are short and some drying.Maybe i should trim them.

I always check whats inside.Got many small insects.Look like fruit flies and some other tiny insects with wings.No ants found.My hp camera not good enough to take their pictures.Once a month i will give some blood worm juice to the few big pitchers.

[strath76]

Hi Alienfx. Generally flava grows to about 1 metre tall. It is rare that they get taller than this. As for the traps falling over. If the traps are left to develop without support they will generally be more likely to withstand wind a lot better. You could try placing other plants around it as a buffer to the wind.

When a trap opens that will be it's height. They do not continue to grow. You should find however that you pitcher height should continually increase unless the plant goes into dormancy. This can be tricky to predict in tropical areas. The flava's produce different leaves if this is the case. These leaves are not carnivorous.

[alienfx]

Its not the traps falling over.Its the pot.The top part become so heavy that in a windy day the pot will overturn.Thats when i changed to clay pot and its fine now.