Sarracenia flower in August?!

[F R e N c H 3 z]

I'm no botanist but I'm pretty sure Sarrs arent suppose to flower in the fall...

So should I cut it off or let it do it's thing? I figure the plant has already invested the energy to making the flower (unlike Neps) so should I let it flower or cut it off?

Let's take votes: Yay or Nay

 

[CN]

Brokken told me to cut mine so i did ........

 

[Capensis]

My S. flava var. rugelii is flowering as well. I'ma let it flower and then cut it off.

 

[petmantis]

My purp ssp purp did the same: i cut it off when it was 1 inch tall

 

[Brokken]

I'm passing information that I got from Aidan: Late flowers may leave the plant vulnerable to botrytis. This is not scientific fact, just someone's opinion. Having said that, Aidan is quite the accomplished grower, so I take his advice based on his success at growing sarras.

 

[Jaytab]

I have a moorei doing the same thing, just found it today.

 

[Adam]

what is botyris? also, my judith hindle is sending up a flower, i want self-pollinated seeds, but would it be safer to cut it off? it would be the first flower i see made in my care

 

[Capensis]

You can let it flower, but when it's done, trim it off.

 

[F R e N c H 3 z]

I ended up cutting it off last night. I wouldnt have been able to get any seeds out of it this late into the season.

 

[Alexis]

Why not? If you have the pollen from another flower earlier in the year, they can set seed over winter.

 

[F R e N c H 3 z]

I dont think so Alexis. Our winters are much too cold I think. I left a purp outside last year and it completely devastated it. The low last winter hit about -20F (-28C)with wind chill. I dont think the tissue from the flower would survive since the purp pitchers didnt.

I also would prefer the plant to flower in unison with the others so that I could cross pollinate in the spring.
If I had the chance to live in zone 7-8 I'm sure there could be a possibility that seed would set in winter, but since I place all Sarrs in fridge dormancy and I'm low on space, I couldnt accommodate a flower. I also did not have any pollen to use for cross pollination and did not want to mess with selfing the flower.