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Post by isaacgoh on May 30, 2007 23:24:00 GMT 8
Dear members, My sarra. purpurea just flowered. Here's the pictures:    |
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Post by zakhren on May 30, 2007 23:56:36 GMT 8
That doesnt look like a purpurea to me, but nice flower none the less ;D
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Post by David on May 31, 2007 9:36:54 GMT 8
Is this grown at the balcony of your condo or in the house? Just curious about the timer you have at the switch. Is that for your terrarium or artificial lights?
Isaac, the flower is beautiful.
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Post by isaacgoh on May 31, 2007 9:44:27 GMT 8
That doesnt look like a purpurea to me, but nice flower none the less ;D Should be hybrid. Gotten from Cameron highlands last time. |
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Post by isaacgoh on May 31, 2007 9:51:06 GMT 8
Is this grown at the balcony of your condo or in the house? Just curious about the timer you have at the switch. Is that for your terrarium or artificial lights? Isaac, the flower is beautiful. Yeah, the flower looks like lantern, I don't think it has fully opened yet. David, the timer is for my other indoor plants. This sarra was placed there for picture taking(lighting) purposes only because I always arrive home at night, I thought better to take picture before the flower is gone. This plant is grown on my balcony which gets morning light only(facing east). I have another plant which I think is sarra. leucophila(or hybrid) that I also bought from Cameron. It was only growing leaves without pitchers until I placed it somewhere with more light. Now it has grow white pitchers. |
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Post by David on May 31, 2007 9:55:01 GMT 8
For a moment you got me all excited thinking you grew your Sarracenias under artificial lights and that fella gave you a flower. Wanted to just barge into your house to see how you do it and see whether I can afford the setup, haa, haa...
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Post by piscesilim on May 31, 2007 10:09:52 GMT 8
Should be S. x chelsonii. A hybrid between S. purpurea and S. rubra .
Give them more sunlight, the pitchers can turn more red.
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Post by isaacgoh on May 31, 2007 11:01:18 GMT 8
Should be S. x chelsonii. A hybrid between S. purpurea and S. rubra . Give them more sunlight, the pitchers can turn more red. Hi Lim, Thanks for the clarification. Can't afford more direct sunlight for them at the moment. Got limitations at my balcony. Sarras require alot of sunlight otherwise they won't grow pitchers. I got a few plants that are growing leaves only! |
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Post by isaacgoh on May 31, 2007 11:03:50 GMT 8
For a moment you got me all excited thinking you grew your Sarracenias under artificial lights and that fella gave you a flower. Wanted to just barge into your house to see how you do it and see whether I can afford the setup, haa, haa... David, I'm using artificial light for my indoor CP setup. So far, got one sarra leucophila seedling growing and amp seeds grow like mad. Very high humidity, only droseras not doing well inside. |
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Post by cactustts on May 31, 2007 12:19:50 GMT 8
It's really difficult to ID a CP when it is not in it's optimum growth. This hybrid sarra can be a beauty if more sun light is given I think, still quite green but look quite healthy.
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Post by cosmoking on May 31, 2007 17:18:01 GMT 8
That looks like x ctasbaei(flava x purpurea) or something like (purpurea x flava) x rubra
You will never know for sure though, as there are so many unmarked hybrids out there its impossible to tell these days.
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Post by zakhren on May 31, 2007 20:24:29 GMT 8
The ones with leaves only are in dormancy right? They produce those leaves in winter.
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Post by cosmoking on May 31, 2007 20:28:31 GMT 8
No, those look like proper Spring/Summer leaves to me. Leaves aren't really produced in Winter...
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Post by zakhren on May 31, 2007 23:13:58 GMT 8
He didnt say that plant in the pic was the one with the normal leaves. I thought normal leaves were produced because no more bugs are supposed to be around in winter?
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Post by cosmoking on Jun 1, 2007 2:58:34 GMT 8
No, they tend to keep most of their Summer leaves(although they often die off) and produce a few Phyllodia-which look like normal, but curved, leaves. They are non carnivorous and I cant see any at all in that picture. But purpurea and its hybrids just keep their pitchers for as long as possible and they dont die off in the Winter-and they produce no phyllodia. So wheres the one with "normal" leaves then? Im confused  |
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Post by bifurcatum on Jun 1, 2007 12:06:36 GMT 8
isnt mean they will stop growing out pitcher when summer?
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Post by isaacgoh on Jun 1, 2007 12:45:46 GMT 8
I'm sorry that I did not specify more clearly ;D
This purpurea does not spot the pitcherless leaves. Only my leucophila and another hybrid sarra. does. I have trimmed off the leaves because they look ugly. Waiting for the new white pitchers.
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Post by bifurcatum on Jun 1, 2007 12:52:45 GMT 8
Hi Isaac, Where you get your leucophylla?
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Post by isaacgoh on Jun 1, 2007 15:17:48 GMT 8
Hi Isaac, Where you get your leucophylla? Seedling from Ebay I think. Doesn't show white pitchers yet. As for the plant that resembles leucophylla, I got it from Cameron in one of the nurseries there. Anyone knows where is the nursery/farm that produces so many commercial neps/cps that they keep supplying to sg buluh and local nurseries? It would be good to pay them a visit. |
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Post by cosmoking on Jun 1, 2007 17:52:02 GMT 8
I'm sorry that I did not specify more clearly ;D This purpurea does not spot the pitcherless leaves. Only my leucophila and another hybrid sarra. does. I have trimmed off the leaves because they look ugly. Waiting for the new white pitchers. You should never chop off the Phyllodia! By doing that, you stop the plant photosynthesising over the Winter, and when it wakes up it will be weaker and not as vigorous as it could have been! You shouldnt really chop them off after dormacy either, as the plant will still use them for photosynthesis. |
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