Re: Purple Pitcher Plant & VFT

Adrian Arnold (arnold@bigb.win-uk.net)
Sun, 17 Mar 1996 00:10:00

Hello Matthew,

It sounds to me as if you might be overdoing things a bit:-) In the
same way that over-fertilising non-cp's usually eventually results
in their demise, I think the same is possible with cp's. Although
some types may be able to resist by shedding pitchers, vft's may
not, especially if fed with concentrated material (ie raw meat)
though it depends on the size of the worms and the size of the
pitchers. When I used to do that to vft's the traps often rotted
and sometimes the rot spread to the whole plant :-(

As far as watering is concerned, try to keep it standing in a
saucer of rain/RO'd/distilled water. Will need more clues to be
able to identify the plant though.

Hope this helps.

Regards, Adrian Arnold.


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