> Could this be a result of the trapping devices being incompatible?
>The hybrid S.purpurea * S.psittacina seems to be a very robust
>grower while as you point out mixing these two with other species
>doesn't *seem* to work as well. After allowing a plant to become
>well established, which can take a year or two, I've seen tremendous
>growth in S.oreophila * S.purpurea much better than what S.oreophila
>is doing on it's own. Now I find this hybrid to be really displeasing,
>though. The tops of the pitchers are open so any time it rains, they
>fill up and flop over. In places where there are taller grasses or
>some other competition for light, this could be a very limiting factor
>as to how well it could do.
I have noticed that any Sarracenia crossed with S. oreophilla produces very
large and robust plants. I am not sure if this is hybrid vigor or just a
case of a desirable oreophila trait passed on. Oreophila hybrids seem to be
more vigorous than other hybrids.
Christoph