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Cat Ate First Sarracenia Pitchers: No Harm, Best Pitchers Come Later

Rhizome Safe, Plant Fine

Cat bit off first pitchers of S. 'Judith Hindle', leucophylla 'Tarnok', and exornata. Pitchers are just leaves; rhizome unharmed. These varieties produce best pitchers late season (unlike early S. flava/oreophila). Dozens of small pitchers now replacing them is normal.

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