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Leaf/tube/mouth of a Sarracenia illuminated from behind by a light, that shows two huge flies trapped inside

Edit: Her name is Scylla!

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[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 7 points 5 months ago

I notice you have some extremely long ones compared to the older ones at the bottom. Mine did the exact same thing when spring hit this year-- this season's have a couple that are waaaay longer than anything it's produced before. Wonder what's up w that

[-] howler@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

I got yet another extremely long one, way longer by far than the others. I made a post about it because it's reaching WTF levels

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

I'm still getting long ones too, and the last of the short ones are pretty much dead. I can't quite understand the point of the long ones-- the base seems too delicate to hold them up on even a mildly windy day. I came home to one of them looking in bad shape bc it'd spent the day flopped over the side of the pot. Maybe they're supposed to be growing taller than other grasses that are usually around them in nature, and those same grasses act as a but of a support so they don't get too floppy or something?

I'll try to remember to take a picture this weekend-- I've been really busy at work this week

[-] howler@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

I'd love to see a picture, if you remember it!

I'm happy to learn that I'm not alone in the Sarracenia confusion camp

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 months ago

The short ones have already shriveled and all the new ones appear to be the long ones

[-] howler@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

Damn, those lids are huge. Mine are relatively small, compared with the length of the "body"

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

I think they're probably different species-- yours look like they fold over the opening a bit more, and the head shape looks a little different too

[-] howler@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago
[-] howler@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

It's pushing new heads like crazy, and they are all very long. It's my first Sarracenia so I have no idea of what is normal or not. Maybe this year's Spring is ideal for them?

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