Pitcher plant flower head after the petals have fallen.
A couple weeks ago, I posted photos of a pitcher plant flower that was actually in flower with its petals intact. Like most flowers, the petals fall off within a week or two. Sarracenia flowers are rather odd-looking to begin with, and even with their petals gone, the persistent floral parts give it a look of being in flower all summer long. Hold your cursor over the photo to see ID boxes.
This is Sarracenia purpurea from a northern Indiana fen.
Pitcher plant flower head after the petals have fallen.
A couple weeks ago, I posted photos of a pitcher plant flower that was actually in flower with its petals intact. Like most flowers, the petals fall off within a week or two. Sarracenia flowers are rather odd-looking to begin with, and even with their petals gone, the persistent floral parts give it a look of being in flower all summer long. Hold your cursor over the photo to see ID boxes.
This is Sarracenia purpurea from a northern Indiana fen.