Alcibiades Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 The inside of my Sarra doesn't ever really seem to be that wet, other than in one pitcher which has a copious amount water, so was wondering how it digests its prey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxman Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 All sarracenia apart from purpurea secrete digestive juices and shouldn't be filled with water. S. purpurea pitchers should contain water from rain in the wild and use bacteria to digest their prey. The upright hoods on these plants is the indicator they need rainwater. I sprinkle my purpurea with rainwater using small watering can occasionally to keep the pitchers filled. I'm not quite sure what to do with purpurea hybrids, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcibiades Posted August 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 38 minutes ago, linuxman said: All sarracenia apart from purpurea secrete digestive juices and shouldn't be filled with water. S. purpurea pitchers should contain water from rain in the wild and use bacteria to digest their prey. The upright hoods on these plants is the indicator they need rainwater. I sprinkle my purpurea with rainwater using small watering can occasionally to keep the pitchers filled. I'm not quite sure what to do with purpurea hybrids, though. Thanks lol, I have these Sarracenia: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 First one needs water. Second doesn't. When the second one traps an insect it will secrete a small amount of acid and digest, but it will still look dry when you look down the tube from the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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