I bought this plant over five years ago. I know it's some sort of fly trap eating swamp plant ... I left it outdoors for years in a metal pot with water even through the frost. It always took longtime to come back. So this winter I kept it at a north facing kitchen sill and it kept growing and now this spring it grows the most intricate beautiful long lasting two blooms. Over a month now and suddenly the top one lost one row of downward petals and reveals these beautifull inverted umbrella over a bushy pistils. Are these the seeds? Can I put them in my pot to make more babies? Never seen any humming bird or others feed at it although I am often watching. I have taken many pics and videos of it as I find the structure as pretty if not more than orchids. That open umbrella shaped petal is mesmerizing. I have got many more but don't want to bore you. Thanks for any info my phone app can't seem to tell me. It always comes up with the classic ministry fly trap flats. This plant is like 60cm tall and then stem supporting the flowers is very solid in wind and rain. I wish I'd make more blooms.. Visually so rewarding. I'll be hunting down some more of I can.
It's some kind of pitcher plant. A brief Google Images search shows a number of Sarracenia species that look similar.
It's definitely a Sarracenia. You need to leave it outdoors as long as you can over the year so it will capture enough insects to survive and get bigger. If you see any insects outside, the plant should be outside to catch them. They're particularly good at catching yellowjackets! I have three different types, and I keep them outdoors all year, even over that super-hard freeze the other winter. I might suggest that you keep yours in a ceramic or non-reactive metal container, as the one you have it in appears to be copper, which might leach copper into the water and negatively affect the plant's growth. Make sure the water in the outer container is not straight out of the tap, as well. I let mine stand overnight before adding to the container, and don't allow the water to rise to more than 25% of the depth of the actual pot. Too much water depth over a longer period of time will cause the plant to get root rot. Yes, it will produce seeds. Do a search on propagating Sarracenia and see if you can grow more! There's also a breeder in Richmond, I believe, if you want to get more.
Wow thank you. It's been standing in this pot that's cast iron and inside another smaller pot. I guess it needs a binder s pot . I just gave it regular water top up when needed beside the rain water. I am amazed the flowers went from bright red to sort of greenish and still are there like frozen in time now since I posted first about it. I saw stuff that looked like seeds inside and tried to collect then an buried them in the center of the same pot. Visually very pleasing.. thanks for your detailed reply
