Re: Early S. flava phyllodia?
Whirlabout@aol.com
Fri, 26 Jul 1996 08:11:18 -0400
>All of my adult S. flava have recently begun to send up phyllodiform
>pitchers. There's been no wild changes in environment (other than our cooler
>than normal summer here (Washington DC area), no severe drying. Is this
>normal? I vaguely recall someone mentioning this phenomemon during
mid->summer heat waves, but it seems odd to me. (Seedling S. flavas continue
to >send up normal pitchers, as do larger, recently-transplanted ones).
Jay,
My S. flava 'atropurpurea' are also sending up phyllodia and have been for a
few weeks. This is my first year with this Sarracenia and I thought that it
was odd. Typical flava's and copper-top flava's growing in the same bog
environment (next to each other) are still sending up 'normal' pitchers (as
are all of my other Sarracenia).
Ron Lane
Central New Jersey (USA)