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I'm no botanist but I'm pretty sure Sarrs arent suppose to flower in the fall...
So should I cut it off or let it do it's thing? I figure the plant has already invested the energy to making the flower (unlike Neps) so should I let it flower or cut it off?
I'm passing information that I got from Aidan: Late flowers may leave the plant vulnerable to botrytis. This is not scientific fact, just someone's opinion. Having said that, Aidan is quite the accomplished grower, so I take his advice based on his success at growing sarras.
what is botyris? also, my judith hindle is sending up a flower, i want self-pollinated seeds, but would it be safer to cut it off? it would be the first flower i see made in my care
I dont think so Alexis. Our winters are much too cold I think. I left a purp outside last year and it completely devastated it. The low last winter hit about -20F (-28C)with wind chill. I dont think the tissue from the flower would survive since the purp pitchers didnt.
I also would prefer the plant to flower in unison with the others so that I could cross pollinate in the spring.
If I had the chance to live in zone 7-8 I'm sure there could be a possibility that seed would set in winter, but since I place all Sarrs in fridge dormancy and I'm low on space, I couldnt accommodate a flower. I also did not have any pollen to use for cross pollination and did not want to mess with selfing the flower.
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