It can be. Often, it takes until the next growing season for Sarracenia
(or any large plant for that matter) to get back in form.
> One of the Sarracenias was in bloom when I got it. Two months later,
> the bloom, minus the petals, is still on the plant but I see no swelling
> of the ovaries. Is this normal?
Yes. If you didn't self the plant and there were no other flowers
open at the right time, then you didn't get any seed to grow.
Dave Evans