VFTLance <3 Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Hi guys was wondering if you could give me a bit of help =) i have a Sarracenia i bought it on the 12/04/11ive been watching it for a few weeks and it doesnt seem right but maybe im just paranoid lol anyway heres a photo of it from the day i bought it and heres a photo that i took of it today does anyone else think that it might be sick? i can't see any botrytis on it so i don't know if there is something wrong with it or not, any suggestions? much appreciated =D Sarah x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFTLance <3 Posted May 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Sorry if the pictures are a bit huge =P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ada Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 It looks to have gone backwards a bit. Are you growing it in the house?If so they take time to acclimatise to less humidity,and some of the old pitchers will dry up. ada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Green Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Additionally, it looks like it wasn't getting a lot of light before you got it. So that growth wouldn't have been hardened to the intense light and heat we've been getting this last 2 months. Some of my seedlings which I had started early indoors, fried when I moved them out and are now behind the others which were out all winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amar Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 May we assume you are not giving it tap water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 To sum up, Sarracenias are sun lovers. The more direct sun the better, although they do well in greenhouses as well. Rain water, distilled, reverse osmosis, deionizes water is what they need. Tap water is normally a slow death for them. When going from inside to outside always start them off in the shade. Try to approximate tempearature as much as possible. In other words, a rainy day, around 20 C is a good way to transition them to the outside world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFTLance <3 Posted May 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Thanks for the help guys =D it lives in my conservatory along with all my other plants, and i give them all cold boiled water seeing as we haven't had any rain for the last month and a half and i do spray them all regularly so hopefully it will pick up =D all of my others are doing fine its just this one unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInactiveMoth Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 If it's any help, it looks like a garden centre specimen, meaning they might have kept it in bad soil, used high-mineral water, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amar Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Cold boiled water, is that tap-water? If so, then you must change to either rainwater, reverse osmosis water, deionized water or distilled water. Boiling water does not remove salts in the water, on the contrary in fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Repot it (in sphagnum moss peat).. Boiling tap water CONCENTRATES any dissolved solids in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFTLance <3 Posted May 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 (edited) Thanks for all the help =D is reverse osmosis filtered water?? thats what i was giving them before but then my filter died so ive been using cool boiled water for a few days also the compost i have to repot my plants in is zero nutrient sphagnum moss peat with added perlite and vermiculite is that ok? Edited May 9, 2011 by VFTLance <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 A lot of people avoid vermiculite, but I personally don't how harmful it actually is or isn't for sarracenia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billynomates666 Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Hi VFTLance Be careful, filtered water is not neccessarily the same as RO, and demineralised water, what sort of filter was it? Otherwise I agree with Phil and the others it could be scorched by the sun having come from a shaded upbringing, if so it will right itself soon and the new pitchers will show the true colours, if it is getting sufficient light, and the water defintiely needs to be rainwater, distilled or RO. Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFTLance <3 Posted May 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Hi VFTLance Be careful, filtered water is not neccessarily the same as RO, and demineralised water, what sort of filter was it? Otherwise I agree with Phil and the others it could be scorched by the sun having come from a shaded upbringing, if so it will right itself soon and the new pitchers will show the true colours, if it is getting sufficient light, and the water defintiely needs to be rainwater, distilled or RO. Cheers Steve Ah ok cool, thanks, =D ive been using a brita filter its what ive used for the past year or so until the filter ran out but my VFT that i used it on is doing fine its grown back and attempted to grow 4 flowers but i cut them off, so it doesnt seem to have done any harm to it. My pitcher is in the conservatory with all my others now so its getting good light all day and i spray them twice a day to increase the humidity all my others are doing great, so hopefully a bit more tlc with it will bring it back round =D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Do you have any grocery stores that sell distilled water? We have Walmart, here, in America, and they routinely sell gallon jugs of the purified water, for under a dollar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFTLance <3 Posted May 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Nah unfortunatly i dont think we do, the only bottled water im aware of that is sold here is like evian and that sort of stuff unless thats distilled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenScoobert Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Thanks for all the help =D is reverse osmosis filtered water?? thats what i was giving them before but then my filter died so ive been using cool boiled water for a few days also the compost i have to repot my plants in is zero nutrient sphagnum moss peat with added perlite and vermiculite is that ok? http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p3984.m570.l1311&_nkw=reverse+osmosis+unit&_sacat=See-All-Categories you need one of these, your local aquarium shop may sell them as marine tanks need it too my preference is a water butt or three under the fall pipe of the house, serves we very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amar Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 I am sure you can buy distilled water. Check where the detergents are. Many irons require distilled water, therefore most shops will sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFTLance <3 Posted May 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 ah cool oki will do next time i go shopping =D ive got a big bucket outside in vane hope of catching a bit of rain as well, so far not doing so well lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimscott Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Another thought is that if you can access a laboratory that wouldn't mind providing you with purified water that has expired / can't be used for testing purposes, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbower Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 Go to the local garage, what they call "car battery water" is basically distilled water. Although this is a more expensive option. The cheaper way (I have just found out) is an aquatics shop. They generally sell Reverse Osmosis (RO) water. My local one does it for 10p a litre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFTLance <3 Posted May 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Guys i was also wondering if you could identify my plant, i have a good idea of what i think it is but still not 100% certain =D Thanks for all the help ive now repotted it and its looking as though is starting to pick up =D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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