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my B&Q purpurea


Colin

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I got a bedraggled (is that a word?) S. purpurea from B&Q a couple of months back... it was a bit of a sorry state but can't complain too loudly as it was quite cheap.

Anyway, some TLC later and I think that it is starting to look pretty good. it is a windowsill plant that gets 'fed' plenty of crickets and flies and all else i can find to add to it and the pitchers are ful of rain water. Window faces SW

here is a link to it on Strike9.. hope it works... http://www.strike9.com/comments.aspx?filei...es/purpurea.jpg and the new pitcher that is green has appeared in the last month and is about 5" long so i am asuming i must be doing something right... perhaps i will try some more B&Q sarras in the future

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Hi, Colin

Thats a good looking plant that you have there, B&Q, Homebase, and Wyevale are quite good places to pick up the more 'common' C.P.s.

Provided that you can get to them before they are given too much (or more often none at all) tap water.

Langy

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It's always very satisfying to rescue plants from places like B&Q.

Just one thing though, the pitchers don't need to be filled quite so full with water. It could weigh them down and they might topple over. Also the water is there mainly to help drown the insects that fall (or are dropped) in , so really to make the 'soup' richer with nutrients requires less water.

Regards

Alex. :D

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ah okay, i thought they would be full due to raiwater filling them but your point makes good sense about the feeding concentration in the water.

I'll let evaporation take its toll on the water then and not fill so full.

I think the big pitcher is no 4 since i got it but it really dwarfs the rest of them, they are all still there but a wee bit worse for wear... (the original pitchers i mean)

well, at least i am doing something right which is always good to know because i reallyhave only been keeping them since the start of the year

Cheers

C

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S. purpurea is fully hardy in the UK. It will catch all the food it requires and develop better colour if left outside in a sunny position. The plant also needs the cold of winter to achieve a dormant period.

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Hi Aiden, yeah that's all in the pipeline for next year, i will be putting some stuff outside once i have made an adequte site in the garden and I'll be happier with a lot of it then, but for this year they'll need to be dormant in a sort of porch that I have and living up here i dont think finding a low temp will be too much of a problem!

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