My Sarracenia minor is producing really curved pitchers. What's going on?

[Wolfn]

My Sarracenia Minor seemed to grow really fast when I got it a few weeks ago. It arrived about two weeks ago and instantly shot up 2 new leaves. However, the leaves are starting to curl over. What's going on? Is it just transplant shock?

 

[Not a Number]

Who knows? The first few pitchers of the season are sometimes funky looking on many Sarracenia.

 

[Wolfn]

Who knows? The first few pitchers of the season are sometimes funky looking on many Sarracenia.

The Savage Garden says that Sarracenia Minor produces it's best pitcher early in the season.

I guess I'll wait and see.

 

[xvart]

There's a difference between "early in the season" and "the first pitcher of the season."

Also, if they keep doing it for a while, maybe they need more light?

xvart.

 

[Wolfn]

There's a difference between "early in the season" and "the first pitcher of the season."

Also, if they keep doing it for a while, maybe they need more light?

xvart.

They receive about 4-6 hours of direct sunlight a day

 

[xvart]

They receive about 4-6 hours of direct sunlight a day

I didn't look at your picture well enough... It looked like indoor lights, but I was obviously wrong. lol :-(

xvart.

 

[petmantis]

Well! looks like you have the same issue as me ahmad...My minor also made a curved pitcher. We'll see how they turn out

 

[Not a Number]

Maybe Cialis or Viagra is needed.

 

[theyellowdart]

Maybe Cialis or Viagra is needed.

I don't know. Looks like a rather young plant to me...

lol

 

[Wolfn]

I don't know. Looks like a rather young plant to me...

lol

Well, it's about to shoot up a flower (which I'm ready to trim), so I guess it must be mature now.

 

[Jefforever]

At least its not like one of my S. minor clone's pitchers.... they are really thin and fall over all the time. It really sucks.

 

[CPsInAtl]

why are you ready to trim the flower? it's what they do. It'll be fine.

 

[Wolfn]

why are you ready to trim the flower? it's what they do. It'll be fine.

Well, I don't want it draining all the energy out of the plant. That's why people tend to trim Venus Fly Trap flowers.

 

[Jefforever]

I don't think flowers drain much energy from sarrs, if at all.

 

[Alexis]

They normally grow like that. They'll straighten up and fatten up - don't worry

Flowers don't drain energy in sarracenia by the way. They're not like VFTs.

 

[Pyro]

Flowers drain energy from VFT?!?! Don't tell mine that LOL

 

[Not a Number]

"Cap'n, she canna take the strain..."

 

[Fryster]

"Oh 'ma bearins, 'ma poor bearins....."

 

[Alexis]

Flowers drain energy from VFT?!?! Don't tell mine that LOL

Well, they tend to have a break from growing traps whilst flowering. I suspect it's to do with them having to readjust their growth points to resume trap growth, rather than there being an energy drain.

The energy the flower creates from photosynthesis more than covers the energy needed to grow it.

 

[obregon562]

They look fine to me! Mine sometimes get so curled the look like a nep tendril, but they eventualy look fine. And dont be so worried about the flowers, its what plants wanna do. If it really would kill your plant, it wouldnt make it in the first place. Good luck!