> These same plants did this last summer as well. Their reply was that there
was nothing wrong! Yet
> the pitcher continued to wilt.
> Sincerely, Carl J. Mazur
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Carl: I don't believe you have bugs. In my experience S. rubra,
particularly the gulf coast form, (and to a much less degree some of the
other Sarr. species) are susceptable to wilt. This seems to me to be
associated with low water levels and high heat. I have found that the
roots and rhizome appear healthy but the traps wilt, oldest first. New
growth may hang on another week, but if the condition isn't corrected
the whole plant dies. This has happened occasionally to me when I go
out of town and someone forgets to water my plants. :/ When I see wilt,
I cut off the most severely effected traps, mist heavily, and sometimes
put the plant in an aquarium or plastic bag. If its not in an enclosure
I will continue to mist for maybe a week.
Tom in Florida