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Post by dante1709 on Sept 29, 2013 12:42:11 GMT -5
What Sarracenias can go through our winters unharmed, with minimal protection? I know S. purpurea ssp. purpurea can handle that, and I heard one member left S. psittacina outdoors and it survived..But what about other sarracenias? Leucophylla? Rubra? Alata?
I know many Sarracenias can survive when covered with pine needles, but what I really want is a plant that isn't too picky, or is very likely to make it if protected by pine needles.
Sorry if this has already been asked..I did a few searches and found some limited information.
Also, anybody know how to find out my hardiness zone? I found some sites indicating zone 5, and then some say 6, or even 7..Not enough good sites for Canada!
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Post by lloyd on Sept 29, 2013 19:29:07 GMT -5
If the "bogs" are ground level (protected from mineral rich ground water) and reasonably covered by netting and then aerated mulch like pine needles and snow for the whole winter (and uncovered when it gets above freezing in the spring) then who knows how cold the plants could survive. Try a few plants like flava's and experiment.
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Post by hal on Sept 30, 2013 15:32:06 GMT -5
I've had flava, oreophila, leucophylla, rubra, psittacina, lots of hybrids and even a minor overwinter in bogs and pots outside in Toronto. The bog was mulched with leaves, the pots are kept my unheated garage. The minor only lasted one winter. The next it expired. Lots of freeze thaw that winter.
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Post by dante1709 on May 24, 2014 14:58:09 GMT -5
According to the ICPS, plants appropriate for zone 6 (with protection) are flava, jonesii, oreophila and purpurea. I haven't tried growing any Sarracenia at all, but considering I'm in zone 6b, I think I could try a few. How thick of a layer of pine needles are neccessary?
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Post by H2O on May 24, 2014 15:11:50 GMT -5
You can grow pretty much everything with a little protection. Without protection you could still grow many different plants.
I've grown pretty much every species and subspecies in zone 6b and even South African and Australian Drosera.
Check out Carls Blog, it will answer pretty much all your questions.
zone6b.wordpress.com
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Post by Apoplast on May 24, 2014 20:00:09 GMT -5
Not that this is completely pertinent to this discussion, but I had a 3 year old S. r. jonesii that made it through a very tough Minnesota winter in a 3 inch pot. I didn't have a good sunny spot for it the next year so I foolishly gave it away - to someone who promptly killed it by letting it dry out entirely. Still, that it sat at a block of ice at -25C all winter was pretty impressive. So as others have said, you don't really know until you try. Good luck and let us know about your findings!
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