Is my purpurea going dormant..?

[paphioboy]

I have read the other thread about sarracenia dormancy in the tropics, but still am a little unsure if my purpurea is going into dormancy, since it was mentioned that purps don't produce phyllodia.. I can see that the pitchers are growing smaller. Shall I put it through dry dormancy now..? Please advise.. TIA..

[edwardyeeks]

You should wait till your purpurea completely stops growth. As in no more new pitchers being made. Also, all the pitchers should be dying off. By the looks of your purpurea, you should prepare for the coming dormancy.

Cheers

[marvin1997]

any non-pitcher leaves?

[edwardyeeks]

Originally Posted by marvin1997

any non-pitcher leaves?

Sarracenia purpurea does not produce any non pitcher leaves. When it goes dormant, all the pithcers just die of, Marvin.

The non pitcher leaves are called phyllodia.

Cheers

[paphioboy]

Thanks, Edward.. You're a CP genius..

[plantlover]

Well my purpurea suddenly stop growing after treating it(Got infested with mealybugs). Then the pitchers slowly(as in very slowly) die off. I've cut all the leaves.