I bought this Sarracenia hybrid of (x ‘Leah Wilkerson’) x (‘Wilkerson’s Red Rocket’) three months ago and at that time it had a couple of pitchers that were about 2 inches tall. Since then it has been growing new pitchers and they are getting wider and taller, but still under three inches. It will be going dormant in a couple of months and then next year I expect it to get much taller.
The pitcher on the right has been eating well! With the back lighting, you can see the level of dead and digested bugs in the pitcher. These are mostly ants! If you look at the pitcher on the left you can see a hole in the pitcher. A bug fell into the pitcher but could not climb out, but was able to eat a hole and escape!
I find these plants fascinating!
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