SoLongFairWell Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 One of my S. flava Maxima's is Adrian Slack's cultivar. I've had it two or three years and before this year it has been totally fine. This year it's acting totally weird though. The pitchers are small and the lids are practically vertical. It's all a bit wonky. Anybody know what's going on? IMG_1198 by richardmbunn, on Flickr IMG_1197 by richardmbunn, on Flickr IMG_1196 by richardmbunn, on Flickr IMG_1199 by richardmbunn, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Could be aphids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 I was keeping a close eye and never once saw any. I also sprayed all my plants as a preventative as they're outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike King Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 It could be the conditions of being outside, like too windy, exposed etc are the reasons why the pitchers are deformed. Once you have them in a greenhouse, they will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Thanks Mike. Yeah perhaps it was the cold spring and I'm not even mentioning the bloody wind. The greenhouse, ah the greenhouse. If there's ever a dry day when nobody has a bad back we'll start putting it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchasselblad74 Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 I had the same problem early this year, since our spring temps and conditions here in Chicago was unusually cold and windy. It resulted in twisted and stunted first few pitchers of all of my Sarras... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billynomates666 Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 (edited) Hi Richard. I agree with Mike and dchasselblad74 I have most of my plants outdoors and there is one flava cuprea that does this regularly even though it is in the same media and bog as plants not 200mm from it that are growing fine. However this year there are two other plants doing the same thing in other bog locations and media so I think it must be weather or stress related. There are never any pests present that I can find and it is the whole plant that suffers not just one or two pitchers, which tends to indicate a general malaise rather than pests . Cheers Steve Edited July 7, 2012 by billynomates666 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The body snatcher pod Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 (edited) My flavas´s firsts pitchers of the season were deformed to. Somehow like yours. No aphids neither scales in my plants. I agree with Mike. In my case I think it is because of my awfull, coold, windy, rainy and dark april. Specially after a very warm March that encouraged first pitchers to develop. They are just pitchers growed in april the ones that later opened deformed. Later pitchers were fine. If only I had a greenhouse... Edited July 7, 2012 by The body snatcher pod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted July 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 Thanks. Yeah I think I'll have to put it down to the weather. The cold played a part in it early in spring but the wind was probably a major factor. I'll keep an eye on further developing pitchers now to see if any new ones (if anymore) display the same problem or recover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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