- Fri Jun 02, 2017 10:13 pm
#294289
I've got them outside in lots of direct sunlight (Silicon Valley, California), sitting in a tray distilled water, and I'm watering the roots with cold, distilled water every morning. The plant came from a carnivorous plant shop and was raised in a greenhouse-like environment, so I was thinking that it might just be shock from the new outdoor environment? I've got pictures below and would appreciate any thoughts! (Also is mineral oil okay for these? Common horticultural oil, I mean)
There are seven pitchers on it, and three seem to have this problem. The other four are doing just fine. Also, the pitchers that are in trouble aren't necessarily the largest/oldest- it seems like two of them are pretty new as they're smaller than the rest. (I just got the plant though, so I don't know for sure)
Finally, the red/brown splotching areas aren't full of insects. So it's not plant indigestion, I don't think.
Thanks in advance for the help folks!
Note- doesn't look like the images are showing, so here's the link: https://goo.gl/photos/aTWKzqnqRnfJqWM49
And I'll attach the images directly
So picked up a Sarracenia leucophylla two weeks ago, and I've noticed some red splotches as well as some browning of the hoods on some of the pitchers. I'm not sure exactly what's going on with the plant, and I'm worried I'm doing something wrong.
I've got them outside in lots of direct sunlight (Silicon Valley, California), sitting in a tray distilled water, and I'm watering the roots with cold, distilled water every morning. The plant came from a carnivorous plant shop and was raised in a greenhouse-like environment, so I was thinking that it might just be shock from the new outdoor environment? I've got pictures below and would appreciate any thoughts! (Also is mineral oil okay for these? Common horticultural oil, I mean)
There are seven pitchers on it, and three seem to have this problem. The other four are doing just fine. Also, the pitchers that are in trouble aren't necessarily the largest/oldest- it seems like two of them are pretty new as they're smaller than the rest. (I just got the plant though, so I don't know for sure)
Finally, the red/brown splotching areas aren't full of insects. So it's not plant indigestion, I don't think.
Thanks in advance for the help folks!
Note- doesn't look like the images are showing, so here's the link: https://goo.gl/photos/aTWKzqnqRnfJqWM49
And I'll attach the images directly