Some current purp shots...

[joossa]

This is my S. X 'Black and Red' [Mike Howlett]. It is a cross between a ssp. purpurea and a ssp. venosa chosen for dark coloration. However, it has begun to loose its "darkness" as sunlight is not longer intense. Hopefully it will flower this Spring...

 

[Zero]

nice purp!

 

[Ant]

Very cool! I hope my purp seeds look that good!

 

[Trapper7]

Very nice plant!

 

[Capensis]

Lovely! Good luck next year for a flower!

 

[jimscott]

Great looking moss, too!

 

[joossa]

Thanks guys.

Great looking moss, too!

Yeah, the moss has been growing there for quite a while. It sprouted from the dried sphagnum top layer. Any possible ID's

 

[Chaddycakez]

Really nice plant.

Is it normal for Purps to be really slow with inflating their pitchers as it gets colder? My purp has yet to inflate any of its smaller pitchers or even produce any. It's just stagnant, is that a sign of dormancy?

 

[joossa]

Is it normal for Purps to be really slow with inflating their pitchers as it gets colder? My purp has yet to inflate any of its smaller pitchers or even produce any. It's just stagnant, is that a sign of dormancy?

Yes, it will stop producing pitchers when dormant.

 

[DrWurm]

I get that moss in almost all of my outdoor pots eventually. Don't know the specific name though.

 

[jimscott]

How about making a new topic: "Which Bryophite is this?"

 

[JMurphy97]

I get that moss on all my tropicals. I don't like it but I like that purp. How black/ dark does it get at it's peak?

 

[joossa]

I don't have any pictures of it from late summer when it was at its peak.

One of our members (ElGecko) has one on his website:
http://mysite.verizon.net/elgecko1989/Sarracenia.html

Scroll down... it's towards the bottom. That's how dark mine gets.

 

[Nitecrawler]

That moss is immaculate!