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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!
(Pats it) Good plant.
She really is!
I got my Venus flytrap as few years ago and it hasn't disappointed me with catching flies. All flies that dared to enter my room would shortly(1-3 days) be caught by the flytrap.
a ha, good name.
Where did you get it?
From a little shop during the solar eclipse.
I fear the day it tastes blood, for it will demand more
Must be fresh ...
A local plant shop I trust, so I really hope it wasn't poached. It had all the European Union stickers and plant passport
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
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?
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
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
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
The short ones have already shriveled and all the new ones appear to be the long ones
Damn, those lids are huge. Mine are relatively small, compared with the length of the "body"
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
So cool
be careful. mine got destroyed by stupid aphids. it was so big 😢
this post was submitted on 22 May 2024
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