Closed pitchers

[honoroll2002]

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!

 

[VeiledFighter]

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?

 

[Alvin Meister]

You can squeeze the seams open sometimes, but psittacina and leucophylla have incompatible trap methods so sometimes the pitchers will never open properly unfortunately.

 

[Sarraceniaobsessed]

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.