I've been waiting on my Sarracenia to open their first new pitchers of the season for a while now. I think part of what caused them to take so long was shipping stress, and part of it was probably that I buried the rhizome too deeply, since at the time I was potting these plants up I didn't know anything at all. I wish I had seen
this post by
the Pitcher Plantation, since it's an excellent description of how to go about potting/repotting Sarracenia. In fact, the whole
three post series about building a bog garden has been great. If you're interested in Sarracenia at all, you should be reading that blog!
My plants first broke dormancy about 5 weeks ago, and I've been watching them in anticipation ever since. Today I spotted something from my back door.
![Weeds everywhere! They want into my Sarracenia pots no doubt. Pitcher plants growing outside.](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7432/14118511326_7696db19b6_c.jpg) |
Sarracenia growing outdoors, along with a VFT and a sad D. capensis. |
That's
Sarracenia flava, winning the race against
S. leucophylla to be the first pitcher open this season. It's a striking chartreuse color, and is almost 2 feet tall.
![I think my Sarracenia will wind up the least-photographed plants in my collection on account of how much my camera likes to focus on the fence rather than the plants. Newly-opened Sarracenia flava pitcher.](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5021/14141709215_555ab15d3e_c.jpg) |
A vivid, creamy new pitcher on S. flava, first of the season. |
I'll be looking for
S. leucophylla "Titan" to open next, then probably
S. minor (Orange County, FL), and then
S. alata "Heavy Veins" (Stone County, MS). My
S. leucophylla (Hurricane Creek) that I won at the BACPS auction hasn't started pitchering yet – it's still got a flower hanging out and that's all. I hope it gets into gear soon.
It's time to catch some bugs.
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