stozy Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 hi, my saracenia has just started to flower and i was wondering if i should let it grow because last year i did and it only produced 2 full sized traps and 1 smaller trap..... also do you think it would make more if i didnt let it flower? thanks :) (last years flower is my avatar) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ada Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 i,ve tried this before,sometimes it works and you do get much bigger pitchers.however some will flower again,only smaller because of the wasted energy put into the previous flower.i think its best to let nature take its course-you can always cut the flower off when the petals fall,to save energy for the pitchers instead of seeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stozy Posted February 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 ok thanks last time i let the flower grow fully etc and near the end of the season it produced a really small one ... if i cut it off now when itis only like 3/4cm tal do u think it migt help the pitchers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 What kind of sarracenia do you have? Some only grow 2 or 3 pitchers, regardless of flower production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Like Adrian, I leave plants to flower. I look forward to it each spring and it's half the fun of growing them! Well grown Sarracenia are big, strong plants and can easily cope with flowering. I don't think it is worth losing flowers for maybe an extra pitcher or maybe an extra inch or two of growth. Number and size of pitchers is not just down to whether a plant flowers or not. Irrespective of flowers, "Brooks Hybrid" for example only ever grows two pitchers per growth point per year. A second flowering late in the growing season is not uncommon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stozy Posted February 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 its a Flava c.v maxima Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 There is no cv 'maxima', so it will either be S. flava var. maxima or S. flava "Maxima". In either case, you are not going to see large numbers of pitchers unless it is a large multi-crown plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 I though Stewart had now published it "officially"... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Yeah, yeah, along with several others! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stozy Posted February 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 ok ty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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