An 80-something cm (nearly 3 feet) tall pitcher of my favourite plant,
Sarracenia flava var. atropurpurea “FRT 1-1”. This pitcher was produced last season; the plants have not yet forgiven me for repotting and fertilising them this season, and are still sulking! This is the biggest Sarracenia I have ever grown.
We are moving! As of this Friday, we will be packing up the Sarracenia collection. Our new house looks like it will be very amenable to Sarracenia growing, so here’s hoping! As it will take 2-3 weeks for our new internet to be connected (!), there will be no updates to the blog until next year.
In the meantime, we would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy, successful and prosperous 2013. Take care over the silly season and stay safe too.
Sarracenia flava var. atropurpurea “FRT 1-1”. This pitcher was produced last season; the plants have not yet forgiven me for repotting and fertilising them this season, and are still sulking! This is the biggest Sarracenia I have ever grown.
We are moving! As of this Friday, we will be packing up the Sarracenia collection. Our new house looks like it will be very amenable to Sarracenia growing, so here’s hoping! As it will take 2-3 weeks for our new internet to be connected (!), there will be no updates to the blog until next year.
when the plant is not fertilized, do the pitchers ever get as tall as this? Or is it a trade off of size/vigor for color? All the best for the move, the new home and 2013! Will miss the vicarious growing (north hemi here), and the insightful commentary. Hope you will not be away from here too long.
ReplyDeleteHi, and thanks for the best wishes. Yes, Sarracenia can get this tall without being fertilised. This one was not fertilised - it only got what it caught for itself. The key to size is getting a tall clone - you can fertilise a small-growing clone as much as you like and it won't get any taller. Try and find clones like Brooks' Hybrid - it has a reputation for achieving monstrous size. Do some research - there are other monsters out there as well.
ReplyDeleteSize does not necessarily come at the cost of colour either. I had another flava var. atropurpurea produce a massive pitcher that was solid maroon (its pitcher dried out due to the hot winds we had throughout January)! I am very sorry to say I don't have photos of it - that trap's death was quite unexpected.
Good luck and let me know how you go! And thanks for dropping me a line!