Sarracenia Purperea ssp Purperea dying after setting seed

Sarracenia Purperea ssp Purperea dying after setting seed#417359

By fluffy123 -  Thu Jul 28, 2022 5:36 pm
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- Thu Jul 28, 2022 5:36 pm #417359

Hi, what is wrong with my Sarracenia Purpurea? This plant has been in my collection for four years. Why is not growing no more? It started to wake up this spring and is there winter damage? They live outdoors all year around.

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Re: Sarracenia Purperea ssp Purperea dying after setting seed#417363

By Panman -  Thu Jul 28, 2022 6:06 pm
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- Thu Jul 28, 2022 6:06 pm #417363

That looks like root rot. You need to check the rhizome. Plus, the seeds shouldn't be ripe yet. The flower stalk looks like it has dried out. If it is rhizome rot, at this point it is likely a goner.

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Re: Sarracenia Purperea ssp Purperea dying after setting seed#417365

By fluffy123 -  Thu Jul 28, 2022 6:10 pm
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- Thu Jul 28, 2022 6:10 pm #417365

Yes thanks

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Re: Sarracenia Purperea ssp Purperea dying after setting seed#417374

By fluffy123 -  Thu Jul 28, 2022 9:52 pm
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- Thu Jul 28, 2022 9:52 pm #417374

I dug it out to see. Can it be saved?

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Re: Sarracenia Purperea ssp Purperea dying after setting seed#417376

By fluffy123 -  Thu Jul 28, 2022 10:03 pm
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- Thu Jul 28, 2022 10:03 pm #417376

I hope this repotting can save this poor plant.

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Re: Sarracenia Purperea ssp Purperea dying after setting seed#417387

By Panman -  Fri Jul 29, 2022 1:57 am
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- Fri Jul 29, 2022 1:57 am #417387

What did the rhizome look like? Ignore the roots, they are the last part to die and sarrs won't come back from that. Of the rhizome is at all mushy, you need to trim off any brown parts. If lost two plants to rhizome rot this summer. It comes with the territory.

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Re: Sarracenia Purperea ssp Purperea dying after setting seed#417388

By fluffy123 -  Fri Jul 29, 2022 2:26 am
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- Fri Jul 29, 2022 2:26 am #417388

I checked also the new growth and is soft.

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Re: Sarracenia Purperea ssp Purperea dying after setting seed#417416

By MikeB -  Sat Jul 30, 2022 1:38 am
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- Sat Jul 30, 2022 1:38 am #417416

You have my sympathies. Rhizome rot is insidious. The rot spreads along the rhizome and cuts off water flow to the pitchers. By the time they shrivel and droop, the rot has already undermined the growth point. Like Panman, I too lost a couple Sarracenia this year due to rhizome rot, and I'm keeping a close eye on my big pot of Hummer's Hammerhead because it's looking suspicious right now.

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Re: Sarracenia Purperea ssp Purperea dying after setting seed#417493

By fluffy123 -  Sun Jul 31, 2022 3:11 pm
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- Sun Jul 31, 2022 3:11 pm #417493

So it died

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Re: Sarracenia Purperea ssp Purperea dying after setting seed#417534

By steve booth -  Mon Aug 01, 2022 7:41 am
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- Mon Aug 01, 2022 7:41 am #417534

Did it dry out at any time? They look like that when they dry out, or if the medium is breaking down and releasing nutrients to the plant.
Unfortunately either way, it is an ex purpura.
Cheers
Steve

Re: Sarracenia Purperea ssp Purperea dying after setting seed#417566

By fluffy123 -  Mon Aug 01, 2022 4:48 pm
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- Mon Aug 01, 2022 4:48 pm #417566

It happened late last week.

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Re: Sarracenia Purperea ssp Purperea dying after setting seed#417662

By fluffy123 -  Wed Aug 03, 2022 3:38 am
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- Wed Aug 03, 2022 3:38 am #417662

I got the seedpod and what should I do with the seeds in August?

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Re: Sarracenia Purperea ssp Purperea dying after setting seed#417679

By steve booth -  Wed Aug 03, 2022 3:17 pm
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- Wed Aug 03, 2022 3:17 pm #417679

Split the pod and either keep in a paper envelope in a cool room or in a ziplock in the fridge till you want to stratify and sow them in spring.
Cheers
Steve

Re: Sarracenia Purperea ssp Purperea dying after setting seed#417680

By fluffy123 -  Wed Aug 03, 2022 3:32 pm
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- Wed Aug 03, 2022 3:32 pm #417680

Thanks

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Re: Sarracenia Purperea ssp Purperea dying after setting seed#417686

By Panman -  Wed Aug 03, 2022 5:14 pm
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- Wed Aug 03, 2022 5:14 pm #417686

I suggest stratifying at least a few and attempt to germinate them to see if the seeds fully developed.

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