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Post by SilverKiento on May 19, 2007 2:37:17 GMT
I've had a lot of problems getting sarrs to overwinter (I have yet to succeed) outside and for some reason I keep forgetting that darlingtonias need dormancy too. So how tolerant of cold are they? The temp here usually floats around in the teens here. I rarely ever see it get below 10 degrees, my sarrs always freeze and the rhiozome is mush in the spring. It sucks..
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Post by Aidan on May 19, 2007 9:38:36 GMT
Darlingtonia is very cold hardy and has been known to survive well below those temperatures. Heat in summer is more often a problem than cold in winter.
Sarracenia are also hardier than many people think and will survive temperatures in the teens at least for brief periods, but they will not enjoy being frozen solid for weeks on end. The real killer are desiccating winds. A drying wind and frozen pots kills as plants are unable to take up sufficient water.
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Post by SilverKiento on May 19, 2007 11:49:19 GMT
I think a mixture of that is that is what took out my sarrs. My house is on a hill so it's pretty much always a little breezy here. The winter is just all that much worse. It makes it FEEL like it's in the single digits. I think I've taken care of the freezing issue, I have a bog bowl that probably won't completely freeze and I am planning to put a cold frame on it for extra protection for the VFTs also in it.
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Post by Matt BS on May 20, 2007 4:07:41 GMT
Here's one of my darlingtonia that gets frozen solid every year. It may help that the plants are in a tub that are buried in the soil - that gives them some extra protection from the cold.
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Post by maraxas on May 20, 2007 13:17:39 GMT
Matt: I guess a picture really is worth a thousand words. Lol.
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Post by SilverKiento on May 22, 2007 1:28:47 GMT
Lol.. yeah definately.
Well I will have to move them outside then around the fall when it starts gettin' really chilly. I'm thinking of burying the pot a bit in some mulch or something.
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Post by Not a Number on May 24, 2007 17:17:43 GMT
Darlingtonia from inland or mountainous populations are better adapted to extreme cold than the coastal populations. Mulching may not be as big an issue if you have mountain types.
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Post by jm82792 on May 24, 2007 23:49:21 GMT
Are there not red forms of darlington? I think a darlington bog will be great, I have 2 weeks left on hawaii thats it
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Post by homer on May 26, 2007 4:43:05 GMT
Yes, I agree. I also keep the plants in an area somewhat protected from the wind, and in a sunny location so they get winter sun, so they have a chance to thaw somewhat during the day during cold snaps. Make sure to keep them in a large pot to prevent them drying out.
Homer
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Post by jameison on Apr 15, 2012 18:36:57 GMT
I have sarraseenias, darlingtonias, and vfts out side and each year they freeze and rise out of their pots only to return again in spring.
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