My fly traps have looked great all spring and much of the summer but we are having a heat wave (100+ for about 12 days and not cooling off much at night) and their leaves are turning black. They are in a tub of water and not too dry but just can't seem to handle the relentless high temps. Is this normal for them?
My pitcher plants are doing great, even the 2 purperea are making new pitchers.
C
Heat and VFT's
Some pics. First shows stress on the VFT's.
Healthy pitchers.
Purpurea
This little sundew showed up in the pot many, many months after it was planted...go figure?
Your plants are beautiful. The traps only live a few months, so this may be their natural cycle. I am in temps in the nineties and my VFTs seem to be doing well. I do think they will be happier when the temps drop a little.
I hope its just a nat. process, they have done so well for me I would hate to have them die. I guess it makes sense that the traps made in spring would be dying now. I never got around to putting them into a large bog planter and now that will have to wait until they wake up next spring.
C
VFTs DO lose a few traps throughout the season. Don't sweat it!