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Sarracenia Purpurea Slow Spring Growth After Neglect

Patience and Cleanup

After winter neglect, S. purpurea produced skinny, non-functional pitchers. Clip off old and malformed pitchers. It's early summer—good growth should follow. Keep water in pitchers if no rain to aid insect capture.

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