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Im not very experienced with sarras, but
my sarracenia rubra now have 6-10 new pitchers in development(strange, very large), but no flower. Its normal?
It depends on the species/hybrid or even the individual plant. Some put up flowers after the first few pitchers. Such factors as the age and overall health of the plant can play a role. A rhizome that was recently divided or roughly handled may not flower even if it flowered the previous season. A specific clone like Sarracenia 'Godzuki' the flowers open the same time as the first pitchers.
How mealybugs will ruin a monstrous 'Adrian Slack' pitcher.
Unfortunately before I cleaned off the pests the battery died on my camera. Otherwise it would have been a perfect example why merely spraying an insecticide is ineffective against mealybugs. Every little fold on the rhizome had colonies of adults or egg clusters which were not visible until I had peeled off the dead tissue. To control mealybugs you have to manually remove as many of the pests you can find as well as repeated (at the recommended interval) sprayings. I use a mixture of 409 cleaner, rubbing alcohol and water applied with a watercolor paint brush to remove the pests and get the solution into the nooks and crannies.
not a number... those double exposures are really neat.
a couple of these pitchers are really beautiful guy. my favorite is the adrian slack x judith hindle.
i'll be sure to post once one of mine finally pops. the alatas were looking pretty speedy, then a flava pitcher shoots out of nowhere. or maybe its gonna be the purp hetero cross.
do all sarr flowers turn upside down before they open?
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