The pruning of the carnivorous plants it is very different from what can be done in any woody plant. In fact, it only focuses on remove dry parts of plants to prevent fungi from making their appearance.
This time we will show you how to make your Sarracenias look beautiful ... even in winter.
Why are they pruned? Basically for avoid fungi. They are much more difficult to eradicate than any other problem or pest, since in winter with constant humidity, they reproduce very quickly. And many times when we find out, it is usually late.
Let's see how the Sarracenias are pruned:
Step by step
Here we have a beautiful hybrid of Sarracenia, which, like most carnivorous plants, hibernates in winter. How do we know that it is hibernating? Very easy, we will know as soon as we see that some leaves start to dry.
And it will be these that we must cut.
With clean scissors, we will cut the dry part. We should not be concerned if we cut a little of the healthy part, the important thing is not to leave any of the dead part on the plant.
Surely as the days go by, the leaves will dry out and we will have to start cutting again.
As we cut dry parts, we will see some that are completely dry. We can remove these by taking it and pulling it out.
They come out without much difficulty.
And after having gone through the hairdresser, our carnivore is now much prettier. And the most important, sunlight can reach the leaves more directly, ensuring that in spring it grows stronger and more vigorously.
As we can see, the pruning of the Sarracenias is done for a matter of plant health, and why not? Also to make them look more beautiful.
More information - Hibernation of carnivorous plants