Sarracenia overwintering

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  1. JWK

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    Not sure if these are considered 'tropical' but anyway my question is what to do with them now. I bought a couple on a whim at a Flower Show, they are doing really well sitting in a water feature and still in pots, soon they should stop growing so I've read.

    I've seen them growing outdoors all year round at Wisley.

    I know they need to be kept moist rather than dry or wet, so I'll move them to the unheated greenhouse, but that gets down to well below zero, say -5C at worse.

    Not sure if they will tolerate frost?
     
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    I don't know much about them but we used to have a member (his GC name was Sarraceniac) and he specialised in them. He also grew tropical. I think he left around 2008.
     
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      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      Have you seen my avitar?
      Yes they tolerate frost mostly quite well, although some are hardier than others, I believe purpurea is totally hardy.
      Must admit mine are only a shadow of what they once were, but thats mostly down to neglect on my part.
      The tall tapering ones are hardy but I've always found they grow better with protection, especially in spring, when new pitchers are forming.
       
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        I have them switched off on my preferences so I'm guessing it's a pitcher plant?

        Thanks pete, I was told the ones I bought were hardy - I'll find out over winter.

        I thought they didn't need much looking after, maybe potting on every couple of years?
         
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        When I say neglect I mean being left out in a trough for the last 5 yrs, with little attention.

        I did salvage a few plants and pot them up this year, so might get at least one species, back from the dead.
        I think its S. leucophylla, I did have S. flava maxima, which was as its name suggests pretty big and tall, but I think its died out.
         
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          I remember having seen a photo of Sarraceniac's Sarracenia which were growing happily in the boggy area around his pond. They looked very much like this:-

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            Sarracenia are very tolerant of cold conditions if the crown is dry, many don't appreciate being cold and wet. The best place for them is an unheated greenhouse.

            I used to have an extensive collection many years ago but I had to sell on. All being well I will be installing a couple of greenhouses this winter so I can start the collection again!

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