Got my first Sarracenia! Any tips appreciated

Got my first Sarracenia! Any tips appreciated#434506

By BxndiTSold -  Thu Apr 27, 2023 11:15 pm
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- Thu Apr 27, 2023 11:15 pm #434506

So today I received my first sarracenia pp, I went with sarracenia leucophylla, and I got a medium plant, when it got here it has 2 pitchers that aren’t fully formed and they’re only 4 inches tall, kinda a shame because I paid 30 bucks for this plant from California Carnivores, but anyways any care tips are appreciated!

Re: Got my first Sarracenia! Any tips appreciated#434507

By BxndiTSold -  Thu Apr 27, 2023 11:17 pm
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- Thu Apr 27, 2023 11:17 pm #434507

Note:they also put a sticker that said”I’m not dead just asleep for the winter!” So could this one still be dormant?

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By optique -  Thu Apr 27, 2023 11:57 pm
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- Thu Apr 27, 2023 11:57 pm #434508

I keep mine in large deep three gallon pots of peat/perlite sitting in shallow water and full sun. I do fert the 1st skinny spring pitchers with maxsea 1 time.

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By BxndiTSold -  Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:15 am
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- Fri Apr 28, 2023 12:15 am #434509

Okay! Thanks for the info! Do they grow fast?

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By optique -  Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:00 am
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- Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:00 am #434511

they all have there own growth rates and patters. some do better in very warm areas. some hybrids grow like weeds.

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By BxndiTSold -  Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:03 am
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- Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:03 am #434512

Do they do well with humidity? Or do they just like warm temps?

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By optique -  Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:25 am
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- Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:25 am #434513

Some of the more southern variety's like Leucophylla and Minor just grow faster and bigger in there natural climate.(warm 80F night's) As far as humidity after the seeds pop i don't think it has much of an effect. My july's most days have a haze from high humidity but i see great looking photos of growers in desert area's.

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By BxndiTSold -  Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:02 pm
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- Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:02 pm #434522

Hitchhikers!

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Re: Got my first Sarracenia! Any tips appreciated#434523

By Intheswamp -  Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:14 pm
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- Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:14 pm #434523

Looks like a fair-sized rhizome with lots of trimmed off pitchers. Give it time to settle in and it'll probably surprise you. I bought a couple of the "bargain" $4.95, no-name, rhizomes from CC last fall/winter and they came completely trimmed down. They're roughly a foot+ tall so far and one has bloomed. Give yours time and LOTS of light. Definitely keep them moist. My little leuco that I was gifted seems to not like deep standing water but seems to prefer top watering and only a little water in a shallow tray. Conversely, the bargain/no-name sarrs seem to enjoy a couple of inches of water...and LOTS of light. I try to get all my sarrs outside as soon as possible.

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By BxndiTSold -  Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:18 pm
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- Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:18 pm #434524

I have chosen to go with the high light no tray route! I prefer to top water my plants thiugh When they got here they were still wet as well so!

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By BxndiTSold -  Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:19 pm
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- Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:19 pm #434526

Also do they need high humidity?

Re: Got my first Sarracenia! Any tips appreciated#434563

By MikeB -  Fri Apr 28, 2023 9:21 pm
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- Fri Apr 28, 2023 9:21 pm #434563

BxndiTSold wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2023 11:17 pm Note:they also put a sticker that said”I’m not dead just asleep for the winter!” So could this one still be dormant?

From the description "it has 2 pitchers that aren’t fully formed", I'd say that it has just woken up from dormancy.

Also, Sarracenia leucophylla makes its best pitchers in late summer and early fall. The spring and early summer crop tends to be pretty mediocre compared with to late crop.

BxndiTSold wrote: ↑Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:03 am Do they do well with humidity? Or do they just like warm temps?

Here is the range map for Sarracenia leucophylla. Warm and muggy summertime weather makes them happy.

Intheswamp wrote: ↑Fri Apr 28, 2023 2:14 pm Definitely keep them moist. My little leuco that I was gifted seems to not like deep standing water but seems to prefer top watering and only a little water in a shallow tray.

This is the "trick" with leuco cultivation. They like having wet feet, but they don't enjoy wading in up to their waists (unlike most other Sarracenia species). Mike Wang has a great post about how to prevent rot in this species.

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By BxndiTSold -  Fri Apr 28, 2023 10:32 pm
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- Fri Apr 28, 2023 10:32 pm #434573

By wet feet you mean that they like to have it like up to the roots but not completely filled like some?

Re: Got my first Sarracenia! Any tips appreciated#434576

By Panman -  Fri Apr 28, 2023 11:32 pm
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- Fri Apr 28, 2023 11:32 pm #434576

Later in the season they should not sit in more than 1/4 an inch of water.

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Re: Got my first Sarracenia! Any tips appreciated#434593

By MikeB -  Sat Apr 29, 2023 1:56 am
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- Sat Apr 29, 2023 1:56 am #434593

BxndiTSold wrote: ↑Fri Apr 28, 2023 10:32 pm By wet feet you mean that they like to have it like up to the roots but not completely filled like some?

What Panman said: very shallow water in the saucer/tray. My bigger plants are in pots that are 6.5 inches / 16.5 centimeters tall. I put the pots in saucers that are only 1 inch / 2.5 centimeters deep. I top water the plants until it runs through and fills the saucer. I let the saucer run dry before watering them again (usually every other day in the summer). The soil stays fairly damp, but the tips of the roots are sitting in water for less than 24 hours at a time.

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