You know that feeling… there was so much delicious food, and you just couldn’t help yourself… well, you are not alone.
In the limery, sunshine entices the flies in and then they can’t get out. This mass influx gets seduced by the pitcher plants and doesn’t last long. However, I noticed yesterday that the three largest pitchers of the Sarracenia leucophylla (which I’ve only had a couple of months) were looking rather sickly:
On further investigation I discovered that they may have over-indulged as the slender pitchers are full nearly to the top:
Fortunately, new young pitchers are growing to replace these, but I think the moral of the story is ‘over-eating can be fatal’!
new growth
The Snail of Happiness 
Nice piece of work
/ August 23, 2016waiter, waiter, there’s a fly in my Sarracenia !!!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ August 23, 2016*giggle*
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nanacathy2
/ August 23, 2016Shush or they will all want one! Tee hee! I have now heard it all a plant with indigestion!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ August 23, 2016I have to say, it’s a first for me too!
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katechiconi
/ August 23, 2016Just goes to show that greed is not a purely human failing… They’ve done sterling service as flytraps, and are paying the ultimate price!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ August 23, 2016Fortunately the Sarracenia flava, which has much wider pitchers has spare capacity!!
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katechiconi
/ August 23, 2016I think it needs to be named, that one. Something descriptive… Flymageddon?
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thecontentedcrafter
/ August 23, 2016I shall read this post out loud to Siddy as soon as he has finished second breakfast …….
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The Snail of Happiness
/ August 23, 2016I think Siddy and Max may both be hobbits!
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thecontentedcrafter
/ August 23, 2016Yep!!
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Born To Organize
/ August 26, 2016🙂
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crawcraftsbeasties
/ August 26, 2016Oh dear! Those poor pitcher plants appear to have eyes (or fly-luring abilities) bigger than their stomachs! Your carnivorous plants are certainly earning their keep, though… Imagine if all those flies were still buzzing around the Limery!
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Born To Organize
/ August 26, 2016Oh my goodness I’ve got the giggles. I love these plants…and who knew? I know only too well that feeling. Those that moderate are surely less ample than I am. Great post!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ August 26, 2016Thank you… I’m just hoping that it isn’t terminal for the plants!
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Born To Organize
/ August 26, 2016Oh, I hadn’t even thought of that. Keep us posted, please.
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dirtylittlefingersblog
/ November 12, 2016Omg!! There’s so many flies in them
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The Snail of Happiness
/ November 12, 2016I know – amazing, aren’t they?
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