Hiya,
I got a pitcher plant and have had it for over a year now. Over the past year, all the pitchers have been slowly dying, and are now all gone. However, the plant itself seems to be flourishing. Is this normal? How can I get some of these myriad new leaves to form pitchers? Help!
Thanks,
MariNaomi
I got a pitcher plant and have had it for over a year now. Over the past year, all the pitchers have been slowly dying, and are now all gone. However, the plant itself seems to be flourishing. Is this normal? How can I get some of these myriad new leaves to form pitchers? Help!
Thanks,
MariNaomi
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Re: pitcherless pitcher plant
Wed, May 11, 2005 - 6:39 PMHey MariNaomi- What kind of pitcher do you have? Sounds like your plant has just gone dormant- the 'leaves' are called phyllodia, and my Sarracenia produce them when they're off-season, i.e., not at their peak pitcher-producing time of year. The plyllodia won't 'become' pitchers, but do mean that your plant is alive. Most plants will snap out of it, flower, and start producing pitchers when given the correct conditions. Try moving them to a sunnier, warmer spot, giving them more water, etc.
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Re: pitcherless pitcher plant
Wed, May 11, 2005 - 11:43 PMyeah, I have either a Purpurea of Flava (I think I spellled those right) and mine are doing the same thing.... My drosera, ping's, VFT and a few other are just tearing it up in the flourishing dept... but not the Sarracenia....
so... very sunny and warm? Is that the key?
Standing in water?
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Re: pitcherless pitcher plant
Thu, May 12, 2005 - 1:48 AMWell, I'm thumbing through the "Good Book" and I think mine might be Purpurea.... I was misaken (I'm still trying to get the hang of these Latin names...lol) My Purpurea are kicking royal ass!!! It's my other ones which I believe to be some Nepenthis that aren't "Pitchering all out" so to speak.
I bought some clear totes from Home Depot and turned them upside-down and the lids are actually about 5 inches deep and make for an excellent water tray. So I have my VFT's, Sundews, Butterworts (which I saved from near death from Lowes Hardware almost a year ago and are now thriving like it's no CP's business), Purpureas, and Nepenthis in there and they are doing excellent.
the lid snaps on tight but isn't ait tight (infact, food gets in there apparently) and it gets rather humid in there.
I'll take a photo and post my amatuer no frills set up as soon as I get a chance, ok?
Check out the French print on page 70... my Purpurea are like the veined ones in that print.
BTW.... have you checked out that Giant Nepenthis on page241??? Awesome!!! A chihuahua might be a nice snack for that one, eh? lol
*sigh* I so want to replant my VFT's into something bigger so they can totally spread out....
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Re: pitcherless pitcher plant
Thu, May 12, 2005 - 9:18 AMHi Mellie,
Thanks for the tip! I'm not sure what sort of pitcher I've got. It's gotten pretty huge though and is dominating the room. I'm a little worried about moving it from its spot since when I tried that a long time ago it almost died. Ah well, as long as it's healthy I guess I shouldn't be worried, right?
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Re: pitcherless pitcher plant
Wed, May 25, 2005 - 8:05 AMi think you have some kind of napenthies. i understand the trick to getting them to pitcher is to have suffecient light, heat, and moisture in the air. thats why they tend to do good in hot houses. i have a few in my house, and they don´t pitcher much at all. it won´t kill the plant. it just wont look so cool. -
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Re: pitcherless pitcher plant (no more....!)
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Re: pitcherless pitcher plant (no more....!)
Wed, May 25, 2005 - 1:32 PMah, isn´t it cute -
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Re: pitcherless pitcher plant (no more....!)
Wed, May 25, 2005 - 3:51 PMYeah, but don't get too close... It's a nibbler!!!
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Re: pitcherless pitcher plant
Sat, June 18, 2005 - 11:31 AMI would mist it one or two times a day with distilled or rain water, getting all the leaves wet-- this creates a temporary humidity envelope around the plant and helps it feel loved (i.e. more likely to make lovely pitchers)
-- as far as your mystery plant, it's a fern sprouted from spores in the bog soil. It looks like a rabbit's foot or similar type of fern, does it make little hairy tendrils at the base where the leaves emerge? -
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Yes!
Tue, June 21, 2005 - 11:04 AMIndeed, it's got lots of hairy little tendrils. :)
I am thrilled to say that one of my two plants has started making pitchers again! I will keep watering them constantly and giving them love.
Thank you everyone who responded!
MariNaomi
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