armyranger10a Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 My S. flava is growing, very tiny new pitchers and dont get big enough to catch flys. The older pitchers have gotten old looking and not catching bugs or getting any bigger. I have the plant in a large pot. The biggest pitchure is probley about 7-10 inches groing sideways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxposwillo Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 During the summer S. flava dosent produce many pitchers only phyllodia, in fall it will start growing again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obregon562 Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 this also happens to me. nothing to be owrried about...changes back in spring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loakesy Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Most of my flavas grow new pitchers all through the summer. Have you recently re-potted the plant? That might cause it to slow down a bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venusflytrapman Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 I have a sarracenia (don´t know what it is, probably flava) and it has rather small pitchers at the moment. I don´t actually know whether this is due to how young it is, or the problem (if you could call it a problem) that you are facing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheila Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 The question is have your pitchers on this plant ever been bigger in the past? If not then it is probably just a juvenile plant and will grow taller pitchers in a year or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armyranger10a Posted July 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Well, I just got the plant a few months ago from bugbitingplants.com or somthing like that. It was to big for the pot it was in so i transplanted it about two times. If i cut off the new growing pitchers would that allow the older ones to grow? Because the older ones get brown and the nectar part where bugs get attracted has turned like a dark purple not catching anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obregon562 Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 no, just let it grow how it wants to. in the spring, your pitchers should be back up to size! good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Green Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 If i cut off the new growing pitchers would that allow the older ones to grow? Because the older ones get brown and the nectar part where bugs get attracted has turned like a dark purple not catching anything. You need to remember that the pitchers are just leaves (if rather modified). Leaves produce the plants various foods through photosynthesis. Remove the leaves and less is provided. The insects trapped only supply additional nutrients which are naturally missing from the soil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venusflytrapman Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 I haven´t had it long enough to see, but I think it is just juvenile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheila Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 armyranger10a, Once a pitcher has opened it does not grow any taller, no matter how many pitchers you cut off. Generally the first pitchers of the year are the largest. As the year goes on you will get a few slightly smaller ones, occasionally they will be quite a lot smaller. If you have only had it a couple of months it already has new growing conditions to get used to, so transplanting it twice in such a short space of time won't have helped it. Leave it alone now for this year and see how it looks at the start of next season, you will probably be surprised at the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armyranger10a Posted July 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Well what should I do about the plant leaning sideways and dried up inside. Also somthing is eating the outside on a few of the pichers. http://img235.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sidewaysrn3.jpg Also some of the mouths are disformed they go the way it should go then theres a big indent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FredG Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 It looks dry, what is your water regime? The compost looks a bit compact too, what did you use to repot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armyranger10a Posted July 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Well i used peat moss to repot. It shouldnt be dry i had it in a dish befor i took the pitcure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 It looks ok to me, it seems to have plenty of pitchers. You can leave the pitchers which are lying down if you're not bothered by them, they will not catch any insects but they will still photosynthesise. Otherwise, put a small stake and wire around to hold them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armyranger10a Posted July 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Ok. Ill try to rig somthing up to hold them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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