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Post by Apoplast on Sept 21, 2015 15:46:08 GMT -5
I thought I'd share some shots of my S. flava that has eaten a few too many critters this autumn. Here is the plant: You can see the dead patches part of the way down each of the larger tubes. They are starting to rot as well. At first I was worried that tree frogs seeking a place to overwinter had gotten stuck inside each tube because it's only happened in the last week or so. That would have been sad. When I looked inside (sorry couldn't get a good shot of the contents), I found piles of new queen wasps. The hives around here have been producing new queens intensively for the past week, getting in my house, and apparently filling the pitchers to overflowing. That makes these dead patches on the tubes less sad. At least as they fade at the end of the season, the pitchers will have given their all for a good cause. Thanks for looking!
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Post by Dennis Z on Sept 21, 2015 22:12:56 GMT -5
Nice flava, my sarracenia are always gluttons. Sometimes I like to stuff a cotton ball into newer pitchers to prevent insects from getting trapped so I can enjoy it and let the older pitchers eat their fill.
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Post by Apoplast on Sept 22, 2015 22:32:44 GMT -5
Thanks Dennis! I'm not as experienced with Sarrs, so this was a bit new to me. Sounds like it's pretty normal - although the cotton ball tip has me thinking State Fair entry next year.
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