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Closed pitchers

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honoroll2002

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Hello!

I have a pitcher plant, species:eucophylla x psittacina. When you look at it the pitcher is actually closed. How can an insect get in there?

Thanks!
 
I am guessing your eucophylla x psittacina does not have enough humidity. That is why the pitcher is not opening. Where do you keep your pitcher plant and has it ever had pitcher that was open?
 
You can squeeze the seams open sometimes, but psittacina and leucophylla have incompatible trap methods so sometimes the pitchers will never open properly unfortunately.
 
And, I might add that there is a debate as to wether or not the plants actually need insects to grow. Not to worry, as it gets larger more pitchers will form that do open and catch prey.
 
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