Weird leucophylla growth

[havron]

Whenever my Sarracenia leucophylla puts up a new pitcher, the back of the developing pitcher is concave (it is made up of two flat "wings", such that the whole thing is Y-shaped in cross-section), and when it gets bigger, the top part inverts (puffs out) and becomes a tube. Is this normal? My S. minor doesn't do this...

 

[Alvin Meister]

I think it's normal. Are you talking about the kind of flat ridge that's on the front of the pitchers. One of mine has a really pronounced flat area.

 

[havron]

No, I'm not referring to the flat area at the front (the ala), but to the back of the pitcher, which eventually forms the tube.

 

[Alvin Meister]

Do you mean the bottom of the pitcher is higher up than normal because of the Y shape at the bottom?
I shouldn't worry, I don't think they can grow 'wrong' as it were.

 

[havron]

I'm not quite sure what you mean... If you were to take a cross-section of the pitcher, you would not get the expected O- shape, but instead a >- shape. See what I mean?

 

[greencrunch]

Hi Havron, my S. purpuria so the same thing, its like they form with a vacuum then suddenly over a couple of days go "PUFF" and start to open, I have assumed that this is normal and would make the same assumption about your plant but I am not REALLY familiar with Sarrs.

 

[Alvin Meister]

I think we've both managed to confuse each other

I can only assume that it is normal. The leucophylla I got last week hasn't started growing yet, but I'll see what it does.

 

[havron]

Thanks guys. Let's hope my plant is ok.

 

[jack]

Hi Sharon, I know what your talking about because my lueko does the same thing I always assumed it was normal.

 

[havron]

Thanks, Jack. And it's Shawn, not Sharon.