What are growth patterns of Darlingtonia

[ontariotraps]

Just like to know if this years growth is gonna die off before next years growth, my largest pitchers are dieing already. 

[H2O]

It's pretty common for the largest spring traps to start fading around this time. That being said it should only be a couple, out of all my large plants there are only a small handful of dead pitchers.

Most of my traps last just under a year. Their tops tend to dry up just as the next flush up pitchers start.

[ontariotraps]

Great thank you  yup only 2 have started to dry up the rest are fine so far, can't wait to see what next year brings. 

[ontariotraps]

20'c or less you think is good for dormancey

[H2O]

That's not going to be cold enough, my night time temps are below 20 every day of the year. You'll need to be closer to 3-5c for the winter. Nothing above 10 during the day.

[ontariotraps]

So you think storing them like my pink box should be good enough. But I thought it would be too cold for them

[H2O]

How cold does your pink box get?

They can handle down to -10C for short periods of time. As with all temperate plants you'll want to avoid the freeze thaw cycle from happening too much.

Do you grow any of the gulf coast psittacina? If they can overwinter for you then Darlingtonia can. The gulf coast psittacina are less winter hardy then Darlingontia.

Ideally I would aim for for winter temps around 5C

Also remember there is the coastal population and the mountain population. Some say the coastal population need milder winters and cool summers and the mountain population can handle hotters summers and colder winters. I couldn't say if this is true or not as both populations perform the same for me.

[ontariotraps]

The pink box that was on Carl's blog, I have a AF psittacina that is going to stay outside all winter this season so really it's hard to say if it'll survive. 

[H2O]

How do you normally overwinter your plants?

AF psittacina won't like brutally cold winter. How are you protecting it? What zone are you in?

[ontariotraps]

Insulated box in a unheated garage piled with pine needles my zone is as,e as Carl's 6B

zone6b.wordpress.com/2015/04/07/a-successful-first-winter-thanks-to-the-pink-box/

[H2O]

Oh you live in Niagara too?

Is this how you over wintered your plants last year?

[ontariotraps]

Yes sir that's my box,   no I live in London he did a couple blogs on me  the first was the water table blog & the second was the winterize blog pink box 

[H2O]

I thought you were in London but I thought London was 5b/6a.

All this being said, you shouldn't have a problem over wintering it in your pink box. This years pitchers won't look nice in the spring but it should be fine.

[mackthompson]

Would this work in zone 5a?