Sarracenias that don't attract insects

From: David Anders (david_anders@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Sep 08 2000 - 04:27:39 PDT


Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2000 11:27:39 GMT
From: "David Anders" <david_anders@hotmail.com>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
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Subject: Sarracenias that don't attract insects

I thought the S. Leucophylla was supposed to be among the best insect
cathers. Im in NJ and the pitchers have been opened for over a week and
have caught all of 1 tiny moth and maybe one or two small flying insects.

Does it take a while for the plant to strat producing nectar?

The S. Purpurea Venosa caught a spider. In Adrian Slacks book Carnivorous
Plants he says that they are decent insect catchers, but in The Savage
garder Mr. Damata says they are poor catchers.

I assume that most Sarracenia meals are fying insects, is this not true?

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