First Sarra flower

[t9gear]

So this is sitting outdoors. Are the odds good of pollinating? Or should I give it some help.
How will the flower look once seeds are available ?

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[hcarlton]

Unless you live in the native range of Sarracenia, it's not likely you'll get visits from the bumblebees that are suited for pollinating Sarracenia flowers (and even then one flower probably won't attract them much), so unless you manually pollinate it seed set will be low at best. You'll know you have seeds when the flower matures, browns, and cracks open to show seeds.

 

[t9gear]

Thanks I will give it a try with the brush. Could you elaborate a little on the specific bee and why it is so special


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[hcarlton]

The flowers are sized and timed for either native bumblebee queens or later workers to pollinate the flowers; not much else besides that.