Since OP only has one plant, should they self-pollinate it with a paintbrush? It won't aquire genetic diversity but it should produce a pumpkin or two, right?
I did this in case that the male flowers would stop coming out when the females came. But I think my worry was not warranted... because the plant is swarming with male flowers. That's why I have begun cooking them.
You might have better luck indoors than outdoors, depending on where you live. Where I live, anything squash-related planted outdoors develops powdery mildew and dies. I have planted many pumpkins and successfully harvested one. Ever. Maybe I should plant some inside.
Pitcher plants and sundews aren't nearly as picky as fly traps. Those things evolved in a very particular environment, whereas pitchers and sundews are more forgiving.
I kayak the local swamp, and sundews and pitchers go nuts in everyday direction of light. Serious. I was trying to judge which direction they thrived in, don't matter. They grow robustly on every side of the stumps, north, south, shady, full sun, whatever. Just gotta stay wet(ish)!
Bingo. I've grown these before and they get hints of red at the top of the bell only when they get enough light. I think it's light deprived but still looks very healthy.
I notice you have some extremely long ones compared to the older ones at the bottom. Mine did the exact same thing when spring hit this year-- this season's have a couple that are waaaay longer than anything it's produced before. Wonder what's up w that
It's pushing new heads like crazy, and they are all very long. It's my first Sarracenia so I have no idea of what is normal or not. Maybe this year's Spring is ideal for them?
I'm still getting long ones too, and the last of the short ones are pretty much dead. I can't quite understand the point of the long ones-- the base seems too delicate to hold them up on even a mildly windy day. I came home to one of them looking in bad shape bc it'd spent the day flopped over the side of the pot. Maybe they're supposed to be growing taller than other grasses that are usually around them in nature, and those same grasses act as a but of a support so they don't get too floppy or something?
I'll try to remember to take a picture this weekend-- I've been really busy at work this week
Hope you found some testers for your containers! If you still want more testers, I'm not PNW based (in texas) but I'm a professional photographer and have so many plants and never enough containers, especially hanging ones. I'd love to help out :)
Good Luck. I had a plant that I brought inside for the cold weather, all of the leaves fell off - it was a succulent - so it looked dead. I saw 1 small green branch, so I put it outside, now that it is warm, to see if anything happens. Low and behold - it's growing leaves! So don't give up
Gosh, I wish I could put my plants outside but they will be instantly destroyed by city nature.
I’m not even sure how she ended up like this. Her leaves just fell off naturally and never regenerated. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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