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Here is a photo of its flower: Also would it be a good idea to repot it while it’s flowering? I was unable to find any LFSM at my local Bunnings so I can’t repot right now.

optique wrote: ↑Sun Oct 24, 2021 10:16 am All ventrata are sterile females, but that flower looks male so I am confused. Sure you don't have a ventricosa?

It was identified as a Ventrata by the guys in the forum before. The new pitchers that have come out look different though. Maybe I should take another photo and do another identification? I thought the different look to the pitcher might’ve been cause of stress. Growing conditions aren’t exactly the best

Yes the buds do look male, but the shape isn't entirely reliable at indicating the sex of the flowers. Maybe we could double check the plant ID though? Do you have a recent picture of some pitchers?

nimbulan wrote: ↑Sun Oct 24, 2021 2:41 pm Yes the buds do look male, but the shape isn't entirely reliable at indicating the sex of the flowers. Maybe we could double check the plant ID though? Do you have a recent picture of some pitchers?

These are the only newest pitchers it’s made so far. They look so different from each other

It's a Ventricosa, possibly the 'Red' variety.

The Nep ID bot agrees with me: https://www.carnivorousplants.co.uk/res ... dentifier/

Yeah that certainly looks like a ventricosa, so it may very well be male then.

nimbulan wrote: ↑Sun Oct 24, 2021 6:09 pm Yeah that certainly looks like a ventricosa, so it may very well be male then.

I guess my plant is gonna be single for the majority of its life.