> > One of the Sarracenias was in bloom when I got it. Two months later,
> > the bloom, minus the petals, is still on the plant but I see no swelling
> > of the ovaries. Is this normal?
>
> Yes. If you didn't self the plant and there were no other flowers
> open at the right time, then you didn't get any seed to grow.
Yes - but in many plants, failure to set seed would result in the
flower stem dying. In Sarracenia, it does indeed just seem to sit
there whether or not any seed is being produced.
-- Clarke Brunt (clarke@brunt.demon.co.uk)