r/Sarracenia

Ordered this on the 3rd of April and just came in today, looks good and when it was shipped it arrived fairly quickly. California carnivores are expensive but always reliable!

It is potted in peat, with a spagnum moss top layer in a big plastic dish. It gets full sun and I only use distilled water.

Dish water is low because it’s supposed to rain all day tomorrow. I have seen others talk about how their seedlings will be small like this for months and months I would rather fertilize to get it bigger before the end of the growing season

Hello, I hope you can help me with my Sarracenia leucophylla, because it has been declining recently.

I keep it under 12 hours of artificial light, although it is also in a fairly bright location. The ambient humidity is low, which is typical here in Tucson, Arizona, but I always try to keep a water tray underneath.

The substrate is a mix of perlite, coco fiber, and coco peat. I have had this plant for more than 2 years, and it had been doing well the whole time. However, I recently moved, and since then the leaves have been drying out very quickly, and I have not seen it produce many new leaves.

It recently sent up a flower stalk—yesterday it looked fine, but today it is completely dry. I already changed the water in case that was the issue, but my other plants are doing fine, so I am not sure what is happening with this one.

Do you have any idea what might be causing this? Could it be stress from the move, low humidity, water quality, or lighting issues?

I would really appreciate any advice.

Hi everyone,

I just took my Sarracenia (Leucophylla) back inside from hibernating - do you think I can trim the pitchers now, or should I leave them be until a few new ones have shot up? I can imagine the plant is still drawing nutrients from the green (alive) part of the pitchers and they might still be able to digest some insects, is that true and would that be a reason to leave them? Or would I even promote fresh pitcher growth if I removed the old ones?

Thank you very much for reading and possibly providing advice!

Is the red coloration bad? I have it in full sun. Also, is this a normal amount of progress?