Rain water adding for helping digestion

Rain water adding for helping digestion#312163

By pyroswolf1 -  Mon Mar 05, 2018 2:18 pm
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- Mon Mar 05, 2018 2:18 pm #312163

Hello guys,I am wondering that ı have a sarracenia flava and it don't want rain water but in the nature some water will enter the pitchers and ı added some rain water to pitchers is it a good idea ı think it will help the digestion.

Re: Rain water adding for helping digestion#312165

By carelerasmus -  Mon Mar 05, 2018 3:14 pm
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- Mon Mar 05, 2018 3:14 pm #312165

I'd like to know that too!

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Re: Rain water adding for helping digestion#312166

By nimbulan -  Mon Mar 05, 2018 3:56 pm
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- Mon Mar 05, 2018 3:56 pm #312166

Sarracenia have lids largely to keep water out. I don't think it's a good idea to be adding it on purpose. Plus, it can cause the pitchers to tip over.

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Re: Rain water adding for helping digestion#312173

By boarderlib -  Mon Mar 05, 2018 5:54 pm
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- Mon Mar 05, 2018 5:54 pm #312173

The plant has evolved to digest its own prey without any outside influences.

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Re: Rain water adding for helping digestion#312182

By mouthstofeed -  Mon Mar 05, 2018 9:37 pm
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- Mon Mar 05, 2018 9:37 pm #312182

purpurea is the species that uses rainwater to drown prey and digest

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Re: Rain water adding for helping digestion#312204

By Huntsmanshorn -  Mon Mar 05, 2018 11:50 pm
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- Mon Mar 05, 2018 11:50 pm #312204

The plant makes its own digestive juices. Wouldn't adding water dilute these and perhaps slow things down? Also, it can cause the pitchers to tip over, which is unsightly.

Re: Rain water adding for helping digestion#312300

By promethean_spark -  Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:30 pm
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- Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:30 pm #312300

I put a dilute maxsea fertilizer in them and it doesn't cause any problems, plus the plants grow nicely. It isn't strictly needed though. It never rains here in CA so there's only going to be water inside if the plant or I put it there.

Re: Rain water adding for helping digestion#312358

By steve booth -  Sat Mar 10, 2018 8:40 am
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- Sat Mar 10, 2018 8:40 am #312358

Flava don’t need water, generally you can take a clue from the plants lid as to whether to add water or not. If it covers the pitcher opening such as flava, leucophylla etc then no, but if they are vertical to catch water, such as purpurea and it’s hybrids then if it dries out internally then yes you can.
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