The Venus Fly Trap House Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 (edited) It is currently the middle of winter in Australia and my Sarracenia Psittacina is still not dormant, but my Leucophylla and all my Venus Flytraps are dormant and I don't know why. A few weeks ago the nighttime temp got down to -3C and today the daytime temp got to 24C. So the Psittacina still has its old pitchers (they are looking fine, not brown or anything) and new stunted non carnivorous pitchers. What have I done wrong? Edit: I cut off the old pitchers. Aviv Edited July 7, 2022 by The Venus Fly Trap House Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted July 7, 2022 Report Share Posted July 7, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, The Venus Fly Trap House said: I cut off the old pitchers. Why? Were they dead or diseased? Edited July 7, 2022 by FredG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Venus Fly Trap House Posted July 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 No they were not dead or diseased. I cut them off because I read that you should cut the old pitchers off in the middle of winter no matter if they were dead or alive to make room for the new pitchers in Spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted July 9, 2022 Report Share Posted July 9, 2022 Please do not believe everything you read. If the plant does not want the pitchers they wouldn't be there. Take note of your plants, they tell you what they require. No-one cuts the pitchers off all the wild plants in mid-winter and they seem to do just fine come spring. Removing dead parts is sufficient, just to keep the plants tidy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Venus Fly Trap House Posted July 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 So what should I do now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropfrog Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 Relax and wait until spring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 Find yourself a good Carnivorous Plant book, put your feet up and read it. You can't glue the pitchers back on so you'll just have to apologise to the plant and beg its forgiveness. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Venus Fly Trap House Posted July 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 Ok, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted July 16, 2022 Report Share Posted July 16, 2022 psittacina can keep its pitchers for more than a year, even though the plant stops growing the pitchers remain, so leave them unless they go brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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