>> Hello all,
>> I have the same problem this year. My S. rubra's and oreophila (sp?)
>> twist and warp as they grow. It gets worse the farther up the pitcher
>> you go. On the S. oreophila many of the lids are deformed and open
>> half way. In fact the flowers on them (oreophila and x catesbei x
>> oreophila) are deformed as well. I had thought that oreophila is
>> an ugly plant that's all twisted (as it grew like this last
>> year) but others tell me how beautiful their's are. I have noted
>> aphids on nearly all Sarr's this year but I have been spraying w/
>> Safer's Insecticidal Soap and squishing them. They don't seem to be
>> the problem anyways.
>> 1)If you are having this problem do you see aphids?
>> 2a)Is S. oreophila a good looking plant?
>> b)If it's looking twisted is something worse than lack of humidity?
>> Or aphids?
>> 3)What can cause a plant (S. x catesbei x oreophila) to be
>> asymetrical? The petals on one of the flowers is split to
>> the right of center other flower has an extra stigma right
>> under a petal. The leaves are odd too, one side is always
>> smaller than the other so that you could pick 2 leaves that
>> are mirror images of each other but if cut down the midrib
>> each half is not a mirror image of the other.
>>
>> Please help the clueless !!
>>
>> Thank-you,
>> Dave Evans
>> Dave,
>In my experience Safer's insecticidal soap is lethal to Sarrs. I almost
>wiped out my flavas 5 years ago when I tried this "safe" way to control
>aphids. This may be even causing more deformation! Try quarter strength
>malathyon or zolone. I've used both, however, they both cause abit of
>deformation on new pitchers as they mature, but it clears up!
>
>Sincerely, Carl J. Mazur
>b3fra002@freenet.niagara.com
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I use Safers on my S. purpurea and rubra's without any adverse reactions,
but I do buy the weaker solution recommended for fruits and vegetables and I
do not spray into the pitchers.
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